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Latitude 33 Planning & Engineering
The state-of-the-art, sustainable facility features three apparatus bays, sleeping quarters for nine personnel, two offices, an exercise room, a kitchen, a “ready” room, and 18 on-site parking stalls.
Architects

Latitude 33 Celebrates Grand Opening of City of San Diego Fire Station 52 at Torrey Pines

Oct. 30, 2024
The project demonstrates Latitude 33 Planning & Engineering’s expertise in civil engineering unique needs of fire stations.
Photos courtesy of Cobb County, GA, Fire and Emergency Services
The Cobb Fire Annex contains the department’s apparatus maintenance, support services, facility maintenance, laundry, EMS warehouse, small-engine repair, air laboratory and physical agility training center.
Stations

Beyond the Calls: How Logistics Sustains Firehouse Operations

Oct. 15, 2024
Cobb County, GA, Fire and Emergency Services’ purchase and refurbishment of a glass manufacturing facility changed how the department delivers products to its stations and conducts...
Garner & Brown Architects
John W. Hodges Public Safety Center exterior_2
In Quarters

In Quarters: John W. Hodges Public Safety Center, Hope Mills, NC

Oct. 15, 2024
Shared facilities that are integral to the public safety center include a foyer (safe haven), a lobby, emergency operations center/training room, an exercise room and a snack ...
Photo courtesy of TCA Architecture + Planning + Design
The communication between artist, architect and engineers in the creation of the sculpture, “The Sentinel,” at the Kirkland, WA, Fire Department’s Station 24 required discussion regarding the artwork’s illumination and utility connection.
Stations

Station Design: Where Public Art Meets Fire Station Architecture

Oct. 15, 2024
Forest T. Hooker paints a clear picture of what it takes to ensure the greatest likelihood of success for incorporating art into a firehouse.
Caolo & Bieniek Associates
North Hadley, MA, Fire Substation exterior3
In Quarters

In Quarters: North Hadley, MA, Fire Substation

Oct. 14, 2024
The substation consists of a two-bay, approximately 5,400-sq.-ft. fire facility that occupies two acres on a larger nine-acre town-owned site.