DSGN was honored to receive the Merit award for Dallas Fire Station 6 at the 2018 F.I.E.R.O. (Fire Industry Education Resource Organization) Fire Station Design Symposium hosted in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Fire Station Design Awards program is judged by fire service personnel who have degrees and expertise in architecture, and highlights the best examples of fire station design from the prior year.
“The 1.5 acre site for Fire Station 6 provided an opportunity to address the Dallas Fire Department’s request to explore alternate apparatus bay configurations. The final layout, selected by the Dallas Fire Department and the City of Dallas, provides a direct line of travel from the bunk rooms to the apparatus bay, while providing unique drive-through bay capabilities. Additional design features include quiet, comfortable living quarters for on-duty firefighters and EMTs and a private courtyard with grilling and dining facilities for use between calls. The fire trucks and ambulance are celebrated, housed in a glass “jewel box” that glows in a display of civic pride. The facility is Certified LEED Platinum and Net Carbon Neutral, and meets the goals of the City of Dallas for integrated Storm-water Management (iSWM) as well as the 2030 Challenge.”
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