Firehouse Stations eNL - Mar 21st, 2023
 
 
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March 21, 2023

At the 2023 Station Design Conference, Rob Manns from Manns Woodward Studios will present "Response Times & Deployment Methods," in which he will review a variety of planning strategies that can serve career and volunteer departments, with a heavy focus on where and how turnout gear can be stored to increase turnout times while simultaneously mitigating exposure risk.

The conference will be held May 22-25 in St. Louis, MO. Register here.

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FEATURES
This year's Metal Building Manufacturers Association Student Design Competition focused on innovative metal building fire station designs.
Receive national acclaim for your fire station design projects with Firehouse Magazine's Station Design Awards!
At the 2022 Station Design Conference, fire chiefs, city managers, and others learned why it could be difficult to build a fire station for less than $1 million.
Margaret Lafferty has designs on enlightening fire chiefs and municipal administrators on how enlivening the various interior spaces of the fire station can boost morale.
IN QUARTERS
Both facilities include hurricane-resistant building envelopes, LED lighting, a state-of-the-art fire alerting system, and indoor air-quality strategies that provide a clean and healthy environment.
The communal living area of Fire Station #73 includes a dayroom, a fully equipped kitchen, a dining area and a large fitness room that has windows for visual safety.
Fire Station No. 46 follows eco-friendly practices, such as high energy and water efficiency, reduction of light pollution, and reduction of the heat island via reflective roofing and paving.
Fire Station 81’s interior program blends health, safety and training principles with a design that’s centered on rapid response times.
STATION NEWS
The cost estimate for the Riley County facility has risen to $19.5 million, up from the initial $12.3 million construction proposal.
Seven of Danbury's 12 volunteer companies have consolidated into two companies, leaving questions as to what to do with all of the stations.
Facing a potential $1.5 million budget deficit, Signal Mountain officials are considering drastic cuts to the town's fire department.