Saturday, November 21, 2009
Door Engineering's F-Series 4-Fold Doors
F-Series four-fold doors can be customized for individual fire stations....
System 203's Burn Building Ceiling
System 203 burn room lining system protects training structures from the hazards of live-fire training....
Recent Construction
Before a department breaks ground on a new fire station, it should look at the facilities being built by other departments around the country. What are they specifying? Why did they select a floor plan or finish? How do they feel about their choices now that firefighters are operating from the station?...
Wilson Offers Green Tips
There are a number things that can be done to help stations go green. ...
Jim Wilson Architects Certified by GBCI
The firm of Jim Wilson Architects and architects Jim Wilson, Eric Ciskowski and Nicci Harmon have been certified as LEED-accredited professionals by the Green Building Certification Institute....
Continental Girbau Names Sales Manager
Continental Girbau West in Sante Fe Springs, Calif., named Andrew Jacoby branch sales manager. He will manage the sales efforts of the branch and assist in the company’s marketing and equipment inventory management....
Breckenridge Group Hires Five
Recent award of several large projects has enabled Breckenridge Group expanded its architectural firm in Tucson, Ariz, with a number of new hires. ...
Sharp, Borrego Donate Solar Systems
California-based Sharp and Borrego Solar Systems Inc. have teamed up to donate and install state solar electric systems to firehouses located in neighborhoods most severely impacted by the 2007 wildfires in Southern California. ...
GBCI Appoints President
Peter Templeton will assume the new role of president of the Green Building Certification Institute....
Yield of Dreams
By Joseph Bruce
A fire district took its plans for a state-of-the-art training facility to the community and neighboring agencies and found mixed results. ...
Fire Station Opens Where Six Died
The new Franklin Street fire station opened at the site of the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire in Worcester, Mass., where six firefighters died....
Florida Station Reopens
Delray Beach (Fla.) Fire-Rescue reopened the newly rebuilt Station 4, which was forced to close in June due to hurricane damage....
Assembly Required
By Rick Markley
Colorado Springs is moving a concept fire station from the drawing board to reality. ...
Green-Colored Glasses
Janet Wilmoth janet@firechief.com
Will departments put off considering green options because of cost? Maybe, but green doesn’t mean more dollar bills. In fact, building a sustainable facility can pay for itself. ...
Have a Seat
By Carrie Cleaveland
When purchasing station furniture, fi re chiefs need to balance budgets, aesthetics and usability....
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