Category: FIRE STATION
Station Design Conference
This week, Dan Redstone attended this year’s Station Design Conference in St. Louis, MO.
Dan was fortunate to speak with many expert designers/architects as well as great community leaders, department chiefs, and officers at the conference. At the conference, expert designers host sessions to discuss trends and design concepts that are relevant to stations.
8 Historic Fire Stations
Mount Holly, NJ Fire District No. 1
Originally known as the Britannia Fire Company of Bridgetown because it was founded when the U.S. was still apart of Britain, the Mounty Holly Fire District No. 1 was organized in 1752.[1] The name was changed in 1787 because the original name was considered unpatriotic.
Duty Gear Separation: Reducing the Risks that Firefighters Face
By Rachel Hackett
Although everyone understands the obvious danger that fighting fires involves, not all people may realize that firefighters also risk getting cancer or other debilitating diseases from exposure to carcinogens. One case that has brought this issue to the general public’s mind is the controversy over funding for the first responders who were on site during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
