Save the date: F.I.E.R.O.’s 7th annual Fire Station Design Symposium

Is your department considering building or renovating a new fire station or training facility? If so, there are many issues to consider. You must get the best value for your department and your community. Did you know that very few architects have experience designing such facilities?

Fire stations are complicated because they often incorporate several types of buildings into one structure, including garage, dormitory, restaurant, fitness facility, storage facility, decontamination facility, public meeting facility, repair facility, training facility and parking lot.

The F.I.E.R.O Fire Station Design Symposium, co-sponsored by FireRescue and supported by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, is the one-stop shop to get all the information you need about planning, designing and building a new fire station. If a new station is a possibility in your community in the next several years, you need to attend!

Topics include:

• Fire Station Design: Getting Started
• It’s the Little Things That Make a Huge Difference
• Marketing Your Needs to the Community
• Station Location
• CAD for Dummies
• Value Engineering/Design/Construction
• New Ways to Fight Construction Costs
• Understanding ADA
• De-Mystifying LEED
• Doors, Doors, Doors
• PPE in the Fire Station: Storage and Care
• Health and Safety in the Fire Station
• A Station Designed for Training
• Planning and Designing Training Centers
• Training Facilities: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

F.I.E.R.O. also sponsors a fire station design awards program to recognize outstanding design. All entries will be on display throughout the symposium. At the conclusion of the symposium, the jurors will describe the pros and cons of the entries and highlight the features of the winners.

For more information or to register, go to www.fierofirestation.com.