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A fire station is more than just a building — our station design topic deals with important considerations for building and managing facilities that will enable efficient operations and response while addressing your members’ health and safety.

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St. Peter’s officials say inflation is beyond expectations, and they chose to save money on the station’s garage doors
Unions representing fire, police and paramedics have complained for years about problems at stations, including sinkholes, leaking roofs and sewage backups
The city of Marysville notes the installed solar systems are expected to generate more than 270,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually
There were reports of trees and power lines also damaged in the area, but there was no report of a tornado at the time
NFPA, NIOSH address limiting firefighter exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in your fire station
The original $12.3 million project, which was rejected in November, will return for a referendum on Tuesday, May 7, at a reduced price tag of $10.7 million
The Beulah Fire Protection and Ambulance District in Beulah received a significant upgrade to its response capabilities in the form of a new station
Most stations are built with the same purpose in mind, but some designs just stand out
The Autryville Fire Department was forced to operate in a trailer for more than a year after their station was destroyed by a tornado
With an average age of 42 years, Kettering’s previous fire stations lacked the physical space or available land to allow for the improvements necessary to upgrade to current standards
An architectural firm is recommending the Pueblo Fire Department build new facilities at three stations that are in poor shape