Saturday, November 21, 2009
Good Neighbors
By Paul R. Erickson
A public/private venture prompted an innovative approach to a mixed-use station....
Educated Consumers
Janet Wilmoth janet@firechief.com
The board members’ determination blew me away when I met them in 2006. I knew they would get that station one day. ...
Letters to the Editor
Readers speak out on evacuations, sprinklers, Schaitberger...
Cincy Opens First New Fire Station in 25 Years
Cincinnati dedicated its first new firehouse in more than 25 years, which replaced a building dating back to 1929....
Drying Out
By Rick Markley
Getting turnout gear dry is a safety factor; here are a few approaches to getting wet gear back in service....
New Jersey Township Plans for New, Renovated Fire Stations
New Jersey Township Plans for New, Renovated Fire Stations The Township of Cherry Hill, N.J. retained Stantec to provide architectural and engineering design and construction support services for a new combined fire and EMT station and expansions at three existing stations. ...
Fire Chief's Station Style Conference
Fire Chief magazine announces its second annual Station Style Conference....
New Orleans Fire Dept. Gets Donated Appliances
The Leary Firefighters Foundation and Frigidaire Appliances donated more than $90,000 in kitchen appliances to help restore New Orleans firehouses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina more than two years ago. ...
Study Group
By Chris DeChant & Jim Higgins
A new joint-use public safety training facility uses state-of-the-art props to enhance both team and individual preparedness....
Soak Up the Sun
By Donna Davis
This Washington department turned a plan for green backup energy into real dollars....
The 2008 Station Style Conference
Celebrating its third year, the Station Style Conference focuses on the changing role of fire stations and facilities for today’s emergency response agencies. Increasingly, all-hazards incidents, coordination of multiple-agency response and financial restrictions and/or increased environmental issues demand that chiefs and municipal leaders research the options before investing in a new facility. ...
Easier Being Green
Janet Wilmoth janet@firechief.com
Fire station design has evolved not only in its functionality, but in its range of construction materials and products as well. ...
Brick by Brick
By Kirk Van Cleave
It is more than a building to the firefighters who work there, so get involved early in station planning to meet everyone’s needs....
It Takes a Village
By Rick Markley
Building the granddaddy of all safety villages takes more than deep pockets....
Slow Burn
By Rick Markley
An expert in slow-repetition training tells how to stock a fitness room and how to get the most from the equipment....
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