Firehouse Announces 2021 National Station Design Award Winners
Fort Atkinson, WI, November 15, 2021—Firehouse Magazine announced the winners of its eighth annual Station Design Awards program, which recognizes outstanding architecture and design from fire departments and emergency facilities nationwide.
Gold, Silver and Bronze awards were issued across seven categories of facilities in this prestigious competition: Career 1 and 2, Satellite, Volunteer/Combination, Shared, Public Safety Training, and Renovation. All 64 participating entries will be published in the November issue of Firehouse Magazine and online at Firehouse.com/SDA21.
“We’re excited to team up with fire departments and architecture firms to present the innovative concepts they have created to keep firefighters trained and healthy while they await the next call to serve their communities," Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews said. As more departments become true all-hazard response agencies, their equipment and training needs grow, and these new facilities keep them response ready while protecting the life-saving equipment safe from the environment.”
Janet Wilmoth, special projects director to Firehouse, noted most of this year’s entries had designated areas for decontamination of fire and EMS personnel after a response. “The need for decontamination areas--separating the ‘dirty’ from ‘clean’ areas of the station--is the direct result of continued research on firefighter cancers,” Wilmoth said. “Also, the increase of natural lighting in all entries addresses the physical and mental health of personnel.” She added, “Every one of this year’s entries is a winner for its improvements for the department and the community that they serve.”
Winners were selected by a panel of six judges, including fire chiefs and architects experienced in recent design and construction.
The 2021Station Design Award winners are as follows:
Career I Fire Station Award Winners (stations 15,000 square feet and larger)
Gold Award—Lexington Fire Headquarters, Lexington, MA
Architect: Tecton Architects PC, Architect of Record, Hartford, CT, and H2M architects + engineers, Firematic Architect, Latham, NY
Silver Award—Thornton Fire Station No. 1 and Fire Administration, Thornton, CO
Architect: Allred & Associates, Broomfield, CO
Bronze Award—Fire Station 1, Midlothian, TX
Architect: Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects, Dallas, TX
Career II Fire Station Award Winners (stations less than 15,000 square feet)
Gold Award—Georgetown Fire Station No. 7, Georgetown, TX
Architect: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Inc., College Station, TX
Silver Award—Schertz Fire Station No. 3, Schertz, TX
Architect: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Inc., College Station, TX
Bronze Award—South Metro Fire Rescue Station 20, Highlands Ranch, CO
Architect: Oz Architecture, Denver, CO
Satellite Fire Station Award Winners
Gold Award—Georgetown Fire Station No. 6, Georgetown, TX
Architect: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Inc., College Station, TX
Silver Award—Comal County ESD 3 – Canyon Lake Fire/EMS Station 54, New Braunfels, TX
Architect: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Inc., College Station, TX
Bronze Award—North Hays Fire Station #74, Dripping Springs, TX (Hays Co. ESD 6)
Architect: Martinez Architects, Austin, TX
Shared Facilities Award Winners
Gold Award—San Rafael Public Safety Center, San Rafael, CA
Architect: Mary McGrath Architects, Oakland, CA
Silver Award—Billie A. Hall Public Safety Center, Sand Springs, OK
Architect: Dewberry, Tulsa, OK
Fire Station Renovation Award Winners
Gold Award—Waltham Moody Street Fire Station, Waltham, MA
Architect: Saccoccio & Associates Architects
Silver Award—North West Fire District Station 3, Baldwinsville, NY
Architect: CSArch, Albany, NY
Bronze Award—Aberdeen Volunteer Fire Department, Aberdeen, MD
Architect: Manns Woodward Studios, Inc., White Marsh, MD
Public Safety Training Facility Award
Gold Award—Gilbert Public Safety Training Facility, Gilbert, AZ
Architect: HDA Architects / CORE Construction, Gilbert, AZ
Volunteer/Combination Fire Station Award Winner
Gold Award—Cy-Fair Fire Station #5, Houston, TX (Harris Co. ESD 9)
Architect: Martinez Architects, Austin, TX
Silver Award—Albert Lea Fire & Rescue, Albert Lea, MN
Architect: Brunton Architects & Engineers, North Mankato, MN
Bronze Award—Spanish Fork City Station 62, Spanish Fork City, UT
Architect: Blalock & Partners, Salt Lake City, UT, with TCA Architecture Planning, Seattle, WA
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