Fire Station Management
Tips for Keeping Your Apparatus and Station Secure
Not a day goes by, it seems, that we don't learn about fire and EMS apparatus being taken "for a ride" by unauthorized persons. From fire stations to emergency scenes to hospital parking lots, fire trucks and ambulances are not only being illegally taken, but also used to create general damage and mayhem before the perpetrators are apprehended.
“Green” Florida Fire Station will Pay for Itself
Fire Station 65 of the Deltona (Fla.) Fire Department was designed and built to be a fire station that helps pay its way. The $2 million, 11,000-square-foot fire…
5 Ways Officers can Keep Firefighters Safe
Nobody in a fire department’s chain of command should have more influence on the safety performance of its firefighters than the individual company officer. Think about…
20 LEED elements used at innovative Va fire station
The Charlottesville (VA) Fire Department is opening a new fire station that uses innovative "green" technologies to minimize its carbon footprint and save money in operational costs.
5 Ways to Reduce Firehouse Energy Costs
State and local government agencies spend more than $10 billion a year on energy to provide public services and meet constituents' needs — putting a strain on taxpayers and budget decision makers facing shrinking budgets. Here are five tools to increase energy efficiency at a firehouse to cut energy consumption and reduce operational overhead for big savings.
5 Apps for Firehouse Tornado Preparedness
Tornados, tropical systems and severe thunderstorms with straight-line winds cause hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in property losses annually in the U.S. with an average of 750 tornados annually.
How, and Why, to Buy a Flammable Liquids Storage Cabinet
NFPA 30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code and other standards bodies advise fire and EMS stations to have the proper equipment installed to store flammable liquids used in the operation and maintenance of fire apparatus and small engine-powered equipment, such as chainsaws, electrical generators, ventilation fans and more.
3 Levels of Cleaners to Keep the Firehouse Bug-Free
The fire station is a hazardous place to live and work. News reports often have stories of firefighters dying from illnesses contracted on the job and last year the Centers for Disease Control reported that deaths from MRSA now exceed those caused by the human immunodeficiency virus in the United States.