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Currently, FIRE CHIEF is developing its comprehensive Station Style conference. Here is an advanced look at the program to help with your planning. Please continue to visit the Station Style Web site for updates.

Also take the time to get to know some of this year's Station Style 2008 Conference speakers, which we are featuring each week in FIRE CHIEF's Command Post e-newsletter. 

Dennis Ross
Ken Leake & Jim Zwerg

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Saturday, April 26
Golf Scramble registration begins at 12:30. Tee off is a 1:45 p.m.
No conference programs are scheduled for Saturday, April 26, but those who arrive early can participate in a golf scramble. The event will run form 12:30 p.m., until evening and promises networking opportunities and friendly competition, followed by dinner an prizes.

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Sunday, April 27

An Incident Command Approach to Fire Station Design:
Plan Your Attack
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Jump-start your project armed with the information you need to make it a reality. Discover emerging trends at the leading edge of design and start to plan a facility that is as integral to your emergency response as your turn-out gear. This program is limited to 100 fire department personnel or 40 departments.

Preconference programs will feature:
Mary McGrath, Beverly Prior Architects
Adam Murphy, Beverly Prior Architects
Dennis Ross, Pacheco Ross Architects
David Pacheco, Pacheco Ross Architects
Katrina N Pacheco, Pacheco Ross Architects
Brian Harris, TCA Architects
Eric Schaer, TCA Architects
Paul Erickson, LeMay Erickson Associates
Lynn Reda, LeMay Erickson Associates

Experience Speaks
10 a.m. - noon
Designed primarily for architects and will be moderated by Editor Rick Markley. Several chiefs from across the country will share their experiences in building fire and emergency facilities.

Preconference program features:
Moderator: Rick Markley, Editor, FIRE CHIEF magazine
Asst. Chief William (Mike) Baker, City of Elgin, IL, Fire Department
Chief Ken C. Leake, Phoenix, AZ, Fire Department
Chief Mark Wallace, McKinney, TX, Fire Department
(Ret.) Chief Ed Mishefske, Short Elliott & Hendrickson, Chippewa Falls, WI
Johnny Fong, Architect & Firefighter, Reno, NV, Fire Department

Please note: Two breaks are included during Sunday's pre-conference focus groups. Lunch and dinner are on your own.

Station Style Tour
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour Phoenix fire stations #19 and 57.

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Monday, April 28
General Sessions: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Breakfast, two breaks and lunch are included. An evening reception is sponsored.


Keynote Address
Chief Steve Kreis, Phoenix Fire Department

An Overview of Station Design
Chief Ken Leake, Phoenix Fire Department
James Zwerg, AIA, Project Manager
8:50 a.m. -9 a.m.: Product Update

Operations-Based Design in a Sustainable World
Mary McGrath, AIA, LEED, Beverly Prior Architects
Adam Murphy, Beverly Prior Architects

McGrath & Murphy will focus on the tools needed to work successfully with their architect in the development of a functional, sustainable, operations based facility. Attendees should become aware of the questions they need to ask of their architect and the information they need to provide the design team in order to achieve success. Emphasis on awareness of the early planning and design decisions that are tied directly to sustainable design through their evaluation of operations based design.

Cost Estimation as a Design Tool: A Comparative Analysis of Building Materials, Systems and Finishes
Candice Wong, RRM Design Group
Kirk Van Cleave, RRM Design Group
Brad Saylor, Leland Saylor Associates
Chief Tim Ottman, Facilities & Maintenance Div., Los Angeles County Fire Department
Panel members will discuss how to use a cost estimate as a design tool by exploring the advantages and disadvantages of various building systems, materials and methods, and the use of different quality levels of interior finishes. These items will be analyzed based on initial costs, long term maintenance costs, the ease of use, implications to construction schedules, availability of labor and materials, environmental friendliness, and design aesthetic. Major system alternatives (such as roof systems, exterior building skin systems, and structural systems) will be discussed, followed by interior finishes and trends in design. Attendees will leave this workshop with the understanding of what factors have the greatest impact on the cost of a typical project. They will learn simple comparative analysis, enabling them to make the most of their budget requirements.

Dollars & Sense: Where'd All the Money Go?
Dave Fergus, Rice Fergus Miller Architecture & Planning
The subject matter for this presentation would be with new projects, examples, and case studies for how to gain the greatest value for the dollars spent.

Training by Design
Mark Shoemaker, Cole + Russell Architects Inc.
This workshop will focus on the fundamental processes from the planning stages through construction needed to incorporate simulated training exercises into your new construction and renovation projects, thereby making tactical training convenient. Take advantage of the building and site for training opportunities; learn methods of budgeting for these necessities; explore commonly implemented training features; and understand the design process.

Split Personality/Building a Multi-Use Fire Station
Asst. Chief William "Mike" Baker, Elgin, IL, Fire Department
Making efficient use of available land tied to budget limitations is a constant battle that fire departments face throughout the United States. The Elgin, IL Fire Department recently opened a fire station that was also their departments' full service vehicle maintenance facility. This presentation will outline the trials and tribulations of changing attitudes both inside and outside of the fire department, dealing with developers and neighbors and getting the financial support needed to build a multi-use facility.

Reception
Opportunity to network with peers, architects and product specialists.

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Tuesday, April 29
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.: General Session
Breakfast, a morning break and lunch are included. A possible networking session on Tuesday evening would include a wrap-up and brainstorming session.

2007 Station Style Winners
Asst. Chief William (Mike) Baker, City of Elgin, IL, Fire Department
Mary McGrath, AIA, LEED, Beverly Prior Architects

Mixed-Used Facilities
Rick Tripp, AIA, MSA
Michael Hinnenkamp, ICMA, Springfield Township, Hamilton, Co., OH
A look at a public safety campus master plan that includes a fire Headquarters/EOC, a communications center and a maintenance facility. The second phase of the master plan includes options for a new administration facility. All of these facilities share common infrastructure components and a few internal functions.

LEED & Fire Rescue
Paul Erickson, AIA, LeMay Erickson Architects
Lynn Reda, AIA, LeMay Erickson Architects
What is LEED, the USGBC, and how does it relate to fire and rescue facilities? This presentation is an introduction to the green building movement and LEED as well as a description of how the process works. Discussion will include examples of how to apply green building principles to fire & rescue facilities and the associated costs.

Breakout #1:
Capital Facilities Planning - From Border to Border
Dave Fergus, Rice Fergus Miller Architecture & Planning
Frank Coulter, Senior Project Manager, City of Seattle, WA
This presentation uses the City of Seattle as a case study in examining the influences that shape a district-wide capital facilities improvement plan – prioritizing certain improvements, the dollars you allocate to them, a timeline for tackling them, pitching the plan to your taxpaying citizens, and tips in implementing your plan. Includes: Standardizing 32 Diverse Projects; Multiple Neighborhoods / Multiple Projects / Multiple Architects; Selling your plan to your voters; Budgeting & Cost Estimating; Maintaining Operations during construction / Temporary Facilities and more!

Breakout #2
Controlling Costs
Ken Newell, AIA, Stewart, Cooper, Newell, Gastonia, NC

Flooring
Larry Enyart, AIA, FAIA LEA Architects, Phoenix, AZ
Lance Enyart, AIA, LEA Architects, Phoenix, AZ

Air Systems
Chief Ed Nied, Tucson, AZ, Fire Department

Closing
Conference wrap up and Q& A