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Golf Tournament: Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Join us for a fun and friendly golf tournament at the beautiful Arizona Grand Golf Course. Shot-gun start is at 1 p.m., and tournament fee includes boxed lunch and prizes.

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Pre-Conference Session Tracks: Thursday, April 11, 2013

Pre-conference session tracks are available for a fee in addition to the full conference registration rate. Tracks are optional; attendees can select only ONE track. Full descriptions of each track are provided below. Please note that it is possible to attend the Station Tour Pre-Briefing and Station Tour at no additional charge without selecting one of the tracks.

Pre-Conference Session Track 1 (Limited to Fire Department Personnel and City Managers)

• Station Design: "Is there an APP for that?" (9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)*
• Building Safety Into Your Station (1-2 p.m.)
• Much More than a Fire Station: What NFPA has to Offer (2-3 p.m.)
• Station Tour Pre-Briefing (3:30-4 p.m.)
• Station Tour (4-6:30 p.m.)

*For Station Design, group discussion will be from 9:30–10:30 a.m., and one-on-one meetings with an architect will be held between 10:45 a.m.–2:50 p.m. (one meeting per department). It is possible that your one-on-one session might conflict with Building Safety Into Your Station or What NFPA has to Offer, but you will be able to come and go from the sessions as needed.

Pre-Conference Session Track 2 (Limited to Fire/Police Department Personnel and City Managers)

• Guns N’ Hoses – How to Plan A Successful, Combination Public Safety Facility (10 a.m.-3 p.m.)
• Station Tour Pre-Briefing (3:30-4 p.m.)
• Station Tour (4-6:30 p.m.)

Pre-Conference Session Track 3 (Targeted to Architects)

• Experience Speaks (9 a.m.-12 noon)
• Building Safety Into Your Station (1-2 p.m.)
• Much More than a Fire Station: What NFPA has to Offer (2-3 p.m.)
• Station Tour Pre-Briefing (3:15-4 p.m.)
• Station Tour (4-6:30 p.m.)

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Pre-Conference Session Descriptions: Thursday, April 11, 2013

Experience Speaks
(Pre-Conference Track Registration Required – A Program for Architects and Newcomers to Station Design)
In this session designed primarily for architects, fire chiefs and city managers the panel will share their experiences in building fire and emergency facilities.
Moderator: Deputy Chief Mike Baker, Streamwood (Ill.) Fire Department; Johnny Fong, FireHouse Designs, Reno (Nev.) Fire Department; Deputy Chief Ken Leake, Phoenix (Ariz.) Fire Department; and Jim McClure, Retired Captain (formerly with San Jose Fire Department), Firehouse Design & Construction

Station Design: "Is there an APP for that?"
(Pre-Conference Track Registration Required – Fire Department Personnel and City Managers Only)
Need help jump-starting your project or breathing life into your design ideas? In this session, a nationally recognized fire-station design architect will personally review your project at any stage of design or feasibility. You will receive focused, expert advice needed to evaluate where you are now and how to proceed.

Participants will meet as a group from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for this year’s topic: Station Design: "Is there an APP for that?" we will look at:

• How to Get it Built
• Unique vs. Pre-packaged Design
• Balancing Conflicting Decisions
• Flexibility, Trends, Future Needs
• Economic Realities and Opportunities

Also, each architect will host an interactive seminar or present a case study while participats are waiting for their one-on-one opportunity. One-on-one sessions (one meeting per department) with an architect are held between 10:45 a.m.-2:50 p.m. This program is limited to 75 fire department personnel or 40 fire departments.

NEW THIS YEAR: You will also have the opportunity to follow-up with your architect post-conference during the Networking Social on Saturday, April 13, from 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Brian Harris, Forest Hooker and Eric Schaer, TCA Architecture Planning Inc.; David J. Pacheco and Dennis A. Ross, Pacheco Ross Architects, P.C.; Paul Erickson and Christopher Kehde, LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects; and Candice Wong and Mike Scott, RRM Design Group

Guns N’ Hoses – How to Plan A Successful, Combination Public Safety Facility
(Pre-Conference Track Registration Required – Fire/Police Department Personnel and City Managers Only)
You expect fireworks when you go to a rock concert – but not when you co-locate your Public Safety Departments in the same building! If your city is considering the option of asking your Police and Fire Departments to share one facility, you can’t afford to miss this special, pre-conference event! Activities will include lectures on effective, tried-and-true Combined Facility planning from the principal speakers, reviews of relevant case studies, Q-and-A sessions and the opportunity for one-on-one consultation with the speakers.
James R. Stumbo, Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects and Steve Rao, DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.

Lunch on Your Own
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Building Safety Into Your Station
(Pre-Conference Track Registration Required)
Safety and security often are not considered priorities in fire-station design until after construction is complete and accidents or losses begin to occur. This session will discuss how accidents and losses are occurring in fire stations and how they can be prevented by proper station design.
Ryan Pietzsch, VFIS Education Training and Consulting

Much More than a Fire Station: What NFPA has to Offer
(Pre-Conference Track Registration Required)
This presentation will provide the audience with a foundation of the NFPA’s offerings with respect to requirements on fire station design. There will be a discussion of the various NFPA documents that address fire station design and how these documents can be used to address the many needs and demands for a safe and efficient fire station as well as with staying in compliance with building and safety codes.
Ken Holland, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Station Tour Pre-Briefing
(Open to All Conference Attendees)
Before the buses leave to tour a local fire station and training facility, architects and representatives from each facility will offer insights on the design and construction phase, as well as areas of particular interest at each facility.

Station Tour
(Open to All Conference Attendees)
Attendees will tour two award-winning public-safety facilities — The Phoenix Fire Training Academy and Paradise Valley Fire Station #1.

Complimentary Welcome Social at the hotel from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Dinner on Your Own

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Conference Program: Friday, April 12, 2013 (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

(Stand)pipe Dreams vs. Reality – Appropriate Expectations for Station Design & Construction
This presentation will focus on contrasting myths and unfounded generalities about station design and construction with realistic, well‐grounded expectations, based on over 40 years of firm experience in public-safety design, the current market and tangible examples. Topics covered will include timeframe and schedules, construction and design costs (and budgets), and project flow, among others.
Kenneth C. Newell, Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects

Navigating Through Bidding and Construction Phases of Your Project: How to Handle Normal Issues and be Prepared for the Unexpected
This presentation will help prepare you for the expected and unexpected challenges during the bidding and construction phases of your project. We will discuss real examples and the strategies to overcome the challenges, resolve issues and avoid or minimize things that may pop up on your project. Our aim is to minimize the anxiety and enable you to be better prepared for what you may encounter during your project.
Jeff Humphreys, Group Mackenzie Architecture and Engineering and Chief Alan Predmore, Buckley (Wash.) Fire Department

Green Building and LEED for Fire/Rescue
"Green Building" is great for the environment and your bottom line, but what will "going LEED" mean to your fire station project? Gain an understanding of the LEED process, integration LEED and LEED myths. Case studies that highlight various degrees of green-building integration will help to inform potential strategies, costs, and impacts on operations. Current sustainable building technologies will also be presented along with a look to the future and green stations.
J. Lynn Reda, Hughes Group Architects

Evaluating Station Location, Unit Needs and Facility Consolidation for Operational Efficiency and Community Support
The decision to build or renovate your facilities, and whether to consolidate them, will affect your department for 50 to 100 years. Learn to validate station location and unit needs, and their impact on sizing your facility. Demonstrate the provision of an adequate level of protection for planning and to help secure public support. Learn how programming the new facility leads to the best solution and how to determine whether to renovate or build new.
Robert Mitchell, Mitchell Associates Architects and Charles Jennings, Manitou Inc.

Case Study: Project Path from Assessment to Construction – New Station 9
After a fire claimed the lives of nine firefighters, the department launched a full assessment of all of its procedures and existing firehouses. The assessment highlighted numerous facility deficiencies and a long-term improvement plan was developed, which included the decision to build a new LEED-silver departmental headquarters/hazmat/fire station. This presentation will present the project case study including a review the assessment, decision-making processes, and design of the new building.
Deputy Chief John Tippett, Charleston (S.C.) Fire Department and Steve Coe, Rosenblum Coe Architects Inc.

Remaining Operational Through Catastrophic Events: The Hardened Station
Design the station of the future to withstand hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and seismic events. In this presentation, the speakers will use experiences from both the end user and the architect to provide you with solutions to consider when planning your station. No department is safe from weather extremes and natural disasters, but there are steps you can take to maximize the strength of your facility and your department’s ability to remain functional both during and after the event.
Chief Roy A. Robichaux, Jr., Plaquemines Parish Fire Department and James R. Kirkpatrick, FAIA, Kirkpatrick Architecture Studio

Complimentary cocktail reception at the hotel from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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Conference Program: Saturday, April 13, 2013 (7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Trends in Station Style Winners
Review of new trends and lessons learned from the winning entries in the 2012 Station Style Design Awards by two seasoned judges.
Deputy Chief Mike Baker, Streamwood (Ill.) Fire Department and Brian Harris, TCA Architecture Planning Inc.

Fire Station Design and Construction Processes: Fire Facility Delivery Strategies of a Large Municipal Fire Department and an Established Fire District – Understanding the Challenge
Fire chiefs and architects will highlight and compare facility-delivery processes and the planning, design, and construction in a large municipal fire department compared with an organized fire district. Presenters will discuss their case studies, which feature design charrette processes, neighbor/citizen involvement, planning, design, and construction. They also will discuss case studies of sustainable fire station projects and compare the fire district and municipal fire department facility delivery strategies.
Chief Kris Kazian, Sedona (Ariz.) Fire District; Division Chief Ken Leake, Phoenix Fire Department; Lance Enyart and Larry Enyart, LEA Architects

Ignorance Isn’t Bliss
Clients make seemingly informed decisions on station projects that are ultimately costing them more money, time, political capital and initiative than they should. There always are unintended consequences. In fact, what you believe you know can be as detrimental as what you don’t know. This fast-paced, no-holds-barred, sometimes counterintuitive, perhaps controversial presentation will challenge assumptions, educate, and present concrete solutions for using the poor economy as opportunity, avoiding hidden fees/costs, understanding architects and much more.
David J. Pacheco and Dennis A. Ross, Pacheco Ross Architects, PC

Shared Emergency Service Facilities – A Canadian Perspective
This interactive discussion will focus on the opportunities and challenges behind the concept of shared facilities between core emergency Services (fire, EMS and police) and their allied departments. The session will examine Canadian case studies to explore the rationale behind shared facilities; what elected officials, decision-makers and stakeholders think; cost benefits and functional challenges. Attendees will actively participate in the open discussion defining the barriers and opportunities of co-location versus co-habitation versus integration.
Linus Murphy and Pierre Ferronato, S2 Architecture

The Bunker and the B.B.Q.
Most new fire stations — as functional and handsome as they might be —are not good neighbors. This case study of a 3-story urban station takes a step beyond standard program requirements to investigate the balance between community, privacy and neighborliness. Architectural design can help enable the need for professional privacy while encouraging opportunities for a friendly and casual interface with the surrounding neighborhood. This study also will look at the challenges of sustainable natural daylighting in a 3-story building.
Rob Quigley, Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA

The Little Fire District That Could: Promises Made, Promises Kept
This is the story of a small, rural Arizona fire district’s search for funding to build new public-safety facilities. We believe fire districts do not consider bond programs, because they don’t know the "how, why, what or when" and continue to operate in sub-standard facilities due to lack of funding sources. This speakers will cover the "how, why, what and when" a fire district or community leaders should consider to meet their mission to the community.
Chief Kevin Keeley and Louie Chaboya, Tubac (Ariz.) Fire District; Richard Luckett, Breckenridge Group Architects and Planners

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Afternoon Break-Out Sessions: Saturday, April 13, 2013 (3 p.m. to 4 p.m.)

Should Form Follow Function?
Most of us have an image of what a fire station should look like. Does that aesthetic really apply to a modern fire station? In this presentation we will discuss the design of a station from the inside out - implementing efficient, practical solutions that are based on operational needs. This includes incorporating input from not only the ultimate decision makers but the end users themselves. Discussions include overall organization of the station to optimize flow and daily functions as well as specific considerations for individual spaces.
Mark Shoemaker, CR architecture + design

Air Quality in Fire Stations
Studies have shown that breathing vehicle exhaust fumes inside the fire station can cause or contribute to serious illnesses (emphysema, cancer, heart attack, and stroke) and even death for firefighters who work, eat and sleep in the facility. Vehicle exhaust removal systems go a long way in preventing such exposure, but how do you select the right system for your station? This panel of chiefs, architects and vendors will discuss the types of air quality systems available and options for size, placement and connections within the station.
Moderator: Lisa Allegretti, Fire Chief Editor; Panelist: TBD

How to Create an Energy Efficient Fire Station
Buildings account for 77% of electrical use and 43.5% of all energy use in the United States. This presentation will describe how to achieve an energy-efficient fire station. Participants will learn the fundamentals of energy conservation and alternative energy applications as they apply to fire stations. They will learn value engineering basics as they apply to choosing what energy savings measures are most cost effective through easily understood scientific explanations and through case studies.
Robert Mitchell, Mitchell Associates Architects

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Afternoon Break-Out Sessions: Saturday, April 13, 2013 (4 p.m. to 5 p.m.)

FDNY Then, Now, What the Future Might Hold
Pre 9/11, neither FDNY nor Boston Fire invested heavily in fire-station renovation. Following that period, both departments started to invest, then the financial crisis hit. Our work with each department allowed them to forge ahead. Now, 100-year storms are hitting every 10 years, and stations are flooding. What does the future look like for fire stations of the future?
Theodore (Ted) Galante, The Galante Architecture Studio Inc.

Thinking Outside the Property Lines
The selection of a site is among the first and most important decisions when planning a new fire station. Available properties often present formidable challenges to fire response, operational needs and jurisdictional/community requirements. This seminar will focus on assembling a site selection team, identifying a site’s risks and opportunities, and providing solutions that can optimize a given site. Evaluation methodologies, case studies of site solutions and opportunities for partnering with other agencies will be presented.
Brian Harris and Forest Hooker, TCA Architecture Planning

Harnessing Public Support for Your Projects
When is a good time to start garnering support for your fire station (and other) projects? This program will answer that and delve into the topic of ongoing public support and the mindset that lies behind it. Discussion of successful projects along with examples will highlight the presentation. Starting a PR campaign just prior to asking for public support can be disastrous. Join in the lively discussion on how to secure your future projects.
Fire Chief Mike Bucy, Stevens (Wash.) Fire District No. 1

Complimentary Networking Social at the hotel from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Check back often for additions and updates!

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Sponsorship Opportunities

The Station Style Conference offers a limited number of sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor tables. For more information, contact Andy Van Sciver, FIRE CHIEF Publisher and General Manager, at 312-840-8461 or andy@firechief.com.