Fire Station Design Guide

Introduction to architectural design.

Fire station design guide. This information is intended to make wing commanders base civil engineers fire chiefs and designers aware of the unique functional design requirements for the facilities and to provide a basis for developing main and satellite fire station projects. Fire stations course no. This design guide provides the basic criteria to evaluate plan program. One emerging issue in fire station design is the additional attention given to firefighter quality of life.

When the fire station function is part of a consolidated operations facility fire police safety the criteria in this ufc is applicable only to fire station functions and must be applied carefully in order to integrate with other facility functions. We are dedicated to providing our firefighters first rate fire stations. 9 greyridge farm court stony point ny 10980 p. Paul guyer p e r a.

Fire station architecture and design. First they are emergency response facilities for firefighters who protect our people aircraft facilities and equipment 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Those stations serve a dual purpose. Typically each room is shared between firefighters of different crews shifts so that the room is never occupied simultaneously.

This ufc does not apply to deployment contingency or field operating facilities. As noted above in design considerations one way to promote quality of life is to provide separate dorm rooms for each firefighter. Research findings were instrumental in the development of a facilities checklist appendix a and a list of building prerequisites appendix b. Individual lockers are provided for each firefighter.

Series is an excellent guide to meeting health and safety issues when designing a fire station. While the new zealand fire service nzfs has taken care in preparing this document and mbie has reviewed it it is only a guide and does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which that information relates according. Paul guyer is a registered. And design standardized air force fire station facilities for the united states air force.

This document fire station design manual fire version. A bed nightstand and desk are shared. Movement has been away from an institutional building design by incorporating the features found in residential design. Integrating nfpa standards into your fire station jennifer bettiol and ray holliday discussed how nfpa standards and building codes can impact the design of fire stations.

Just as important the fire stations home away from home. Identify common support administrative spaces that can be shared to improve efficiency. 26 february 2016 is issued as guidance under section 175 of the building act 2004. Us air force fire station design guide 1997 page 2 ommanders message.

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