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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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