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 fire department lost its land for a new station due to a clerical error that allowed a county employee to buy it
Solar-capturing technology has made it easier to keep fire truck and ambulances fully charged without leaving them running, and saves money
Switching to energy-efficient products will significantly reduce energy consumption and cost
Despite a 2008 voter-approved bond, ground has never been broken for the new fire station
The city was awarded a $1 million grant from the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation; they want to build a fire station on a vacant 4-acre site
Having the proper equipment to store flammable liquids may keep your fire station from burning down
The vacant 4-acre site once was part of the prison farm; city officials asked the state to declare the land surplus
The fire station can serve as a transfer site for the bugs we encounter with patients and our own bodies; here’s how to kill off those little bugs