Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Bozeman Facility Brings People Together
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director
The Bozeman Fire Station No. 3 and 911 Communications Building brought together not only city and county governments, but also two architects to create one facility....
Gear Grid Wall-Mounted Lockers
Gear Grid's wall-mounted lockers come in standard and jumbo sizes....
Bulldogg Storage Cabinet
This steel storage cabinet from Bulldogg features shelf and clothes rod, adjustable leveler glides that won’t mar flooring and laminated wood doors....
Open & Shut Case
By Nestor Melnyk, David Sweeney & John Noble
Fundamentally, a fire station is very simple — it is a house and a garage. And no item is more critical than that garage door....
Donors Fix Up FDNY Station Ready Rooms
Thanks to fund-raising efforts in collaboration with FDNY and Engine 47's members, the refurbished room now has wood floors, an electric fireplace, tin ceilings, an exposed brick wall, huge flat-screen plasma TV and four comfortable couches to watch it from. ...
Historic Ky. Station Closes
Opened in 1871, the Engine Co. 7 station has stood since before the first Kentucky Derby and even before one Louisville Slugger baseball bat was signed....
Kobey Seale Joins Jim Wilson Architects
Kobey Seale, LEED AP, completed his registration requirements and is now a licensed architect in Texas with Jim Wilson Architects....
Obama Allocates Stimulus Funds for Fire Stations
Additional funds for the fire service were included in the economic stimulus plan passed by the U.S. Senate, specifically in the areas of fire stations and wildfire management....
Stimulus Plan Includes Fire Service Funding
Additional funds for the fire service were included in the economic stimulus plan passed by the U.S. Senate....
Laundry List
By Carrie Cleaveland
NFPA revises the laundry requirements in its standard on controlling infectious diseases. ...
Fire Facilities’ Westec insulation system
Westec is a new concept in burn-room insulation with a two-part system that protects training towers in two ways....
Unimac's PPE Drying Cabinet
UniMac’s PEE drying cabinet builds on the company’s commitment to firehouse laundries, offering a safe way to dry PPE and return it to service fast....
Wilson Offers More Green Tips
There are a number things that can be done to help stations go green. Here are a few ideas from Jim Wilson Architects....
LAFD Opens New Station
The Los Angeles Fire Department recently opened Fire Station 43, an energy-efficient, 15,250-square-foot station built on a one-acre site. It is designed to address modern response needs and bring efficiency to LAFD's work force....
Klindt Breckenridge Recieves Award
The University of Arizona presented Klindt D. Breckenridge, AIA, the 2008 University of Arizona Alumni Bear Down Award....
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