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.
Firefighters and EMS providers helped with recovery after the storm left three people injured, hundreds of homes damaged and thousands without power
Fire chief: “We have a lot of safety concerns here, and our firehouses are one of them.”
Designed to minimize and maximize the sun’s impact, this new fire station runs nearly off-grid
The new station will include living quarters for the combination department and house EMS
Charlottesville fire station uses innovative technologies to minimize its carbon footprint
Fire officials are unsure what their next move will be; problems of the nearly 50-year-old existing station needs to be addressed
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