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.
Bismarck Rural Fire Department’s new 9,000-sq-ft facility houses three apparatus with room to expand and features a kitchen, laundry, offices, gym and bunk rooms
The new Derry firehouse design adds modern communications, decon and training space to speed response in the southwest area
Lessons from one station build help drive a second design
Grand Rapids’ first new firehouse in nearly 40 years will serve 14,000 southeast-side residents, ease the load on the busiest station and help crews hit their arrival goal
Firefighters are protected from hidden station hazards with direct exhaust capture, air purification and real-time monitoring
With only four structure fires in the township over three years, Courtland FD officials say the site provides essential training opportunities for younger firefighters
Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski said the firehouse renovation sends a message to firefighters that the city values them
The DeLand Fire Department is piloting vibrating wristbands, bed shakers and flashing lights to wake crews without blaring sirens
The state-of-the-art facility combines two former frehouses and adds a public community room, signaling the city’s broader vision for neighborhood first-responder hubs
A $97K upgrade will notify only the Hattiesburg fire stations needed, cutting overnight disruptions and improving firefighter health