Station Design
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.
The facility is “certainly the finest fire station we have in the city of Mobile,” Mayor Sandy Stimpson said
Listen to firefighters and other stakeholders to evaluate what’s needed when planning for a new facility
To gain support for a new fire station, fire chiefs must understand and address their community’s needs
Building a fire station inside a shopping mall may seem like an outlandish idea, but more than 20 years later it is a fixture in the community
Successful fire station construction or renovation requires careful planning, patience, commitment and buy-in from all involved
The new 10,500-square-foot station will replace the old station that was built in 1913 and moves “when the wind blow
The two-story, 16,300-square-foot firehouse would house the vehicles needed to get to waterfront incidents quickly
Firefighter turnout gear is under constant attack by materials that undermine its integrity and shorten its life; here’s a look at how gear storage can fend off that assault
There are different systems that fit different station configurations and department budgets; here’s how to know which is right for you
The days of never locking the door are gone; here’s how to harden your fire stations without looking like a fortress