UniMac's PPE Drying Cabinet
UniMac's PPE Drying Cabinet builds on the company's commitment
to firehouse laundries, offering a safe way to dry PPE and return it to
service fast. Click
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Door Engineering's 4-Fold Doors
The FF700 door system is Florida Building Code tested and
approved for 65 psf, including high-velocity hurricane zones and large
missile-impact requirements. Click
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All a Board's Bunk Room Furniture
Organize your bunk room and storage space with our large
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Fire Hose Maintenance Equipment
CirculAir Corp. has
been supplying fire stations around the globe with the highest quality
hose maintenance equipment manufactured in the USA for 70 years. Our
hose maintenance equipment includes: RotoJet Washers, Tilt Top Tables,
Dual Purpose Drying Cabinets and Storage Racks. 800-795-1150
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Welcome to Station Style Online
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By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director
At the 2008 Station Style Conference in Phoenix, a deputy chief and a
researcher presented on contamination in the interior of fire station. I
overheard one chief say that he didn’t come to a station-design
conference “to hear about bugs and bacteria.”
Most may not have come to hear about such bugs, but most attendees were
shocked to learn how long MRSA and other bacteria can live on unexpected
surfaces — particularly on the chairs and couches. One chief
subsequently decided against carpeting the living area as a precaution.
MRSA may have provoked the discussion, but H1N1, bloodborne pathogens
and other contaminants have highlighted the need for changes in
turnout-laundering and equipment-cleaning procedures.
On a recent visit to Alexandria (Va.) Fire Department’s new Station at
Potomac Yard, I saw a room off from the apparatus bays specifically for
cleaning turnout gear. I also found a set of standard washers and dryers
that, according to Bttn. Chief John North, are to be used to launder all
stationwear. Firefighters no longer area allowed to take their
stationwear home to wash. Click
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MSA offers comprehensive design services in architecture,
planning, interior design, and environmental graphics in the Government
market sector and excels in the design of fire safety facilities, public
safety and law enforcement facilities, administrative and court
facilities, and community recreational centers.
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Provided by Michael Schuster Associates
Most municipal leaders do not have experience with the process of
building a new facility. That is not unusual — most cities do not
consider such projects more than once every 50 to 75 years. But the
decision to upgrade facilities is a substantial one, and there is
obviously a tremendous value in getting it right – for immediate and
future needs. Click
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Ready Rack® storage systems from Groves Incorporated feature: wall
mounted, freestanding, & mobile systems on heavy duty casters. Choose
original Chrome Ready Rack or the New RED RACK turnout gear storage
system that features a durable Polyurethane epoxy powder coat finish
that passed a 192 hour salt spray test without deterioration.
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By Janet Wilmoth
The 30,600-square-foot, LEED Gold–rated Edgar B. Van Horn Fire Station
No. 10 is designed to operate on 20% less energy than comparable
facilities. Click
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Bulldogg
Tuff continues to work with architects and fire stations to develop
furniture solutions. With the addition of our 3D design tool, we can
develop actual floor plans from your CAD file and provide you not only
with 2D plans, but 3D in color. bulldoggtuff.com
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By Bill Noonan
We have introduced polished concrete floors throughout the stations,
with exception of the restrooms, which are still tile. We have
eliminated the use of resilient flooring and transition strips, which
always seem to be a problem. There are no adhesives and VOC’s to deal
with. Click
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There are a number things that can be done to help
stations go green. For more suggestions, click here.
Already green? Share your
department's green tips with FIRE CHIEF readers.
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2010 Station Style Conference
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By Janet Wilmoth
As I walked around Naperville (Ill.) Fire Department’s Station No. 10,
Deputy Chief Mike Zywanski pointed out that the drill rig behind the
station was inserting sleeves for the pipes that would provide
cost-saving geothermal heating and cooling inside the new station. Click
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For more information or to register for the 2010
Station Style Conference, click
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Continuity
of operations for flu pandemics
Agencies are preparing for a more dangerous fall flu season as a result
of the H1N1, or swine flu, strain. The threat is a reminder that public
safety agencies must have continuity of operations, or COOP, plan, which
was established in 2004 in the Department of Homeland Security
Headquarters COOP guidance document. In the guidance, each public-safety
agency is encouraged to develop COOP plans that meet the unique needs of
the areas they serve. To learn more, Fire Chief Associate Editor spoke
to Glendale Fire Department Chief Mark Burdick about his department's
plan.
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