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27 October 2023
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Fire stations of the world: Beachwood Public Safety Centre, Fire Station 2, Ohio, US
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The new Beachwood Public Safety Centre combines the four-bay Fire Station 2 with a 911 dispatch centre, police office, EOC/training room and firefighter training facility. The 25 600SF facility is organised around a two-storey lobby that identifies the entrance from the main road and provides direct, secure access to the multiple user spaces. The lobby includes a 9/11 Steel Memorial that serves as a reminder of the heroism and sacrifice of our nation’s first responders.
Officially opened in August 2019, the residential and operational spaces are located on the first floor along a central corridor that provides a safe and direct response path. Hot Zone Design principals are applied in the fire station bays and decontamination spaces and a single bay door at the side of the station is designated as the vehicle return and decontamination entrance.
The station features four apparatus bays with bi-fold doors, bay support spaces and numerous on-site training features including a hose/training tower and a training mezzanine above the apparatus bays.
The two-storey facility features an open lobby, private bunkrooms for 10 career firefighters, residential style restroom/shower facilities, open kitchen/dining room, dayroom, large fitness training room with a second level mezzanine and administrative offices.
A two-storey exercise room provides space for a wide variety of cardio and strength training exercises. Practical training facilities are located at the rear of the building and include a four-storey training tower with exterior balconies, an open interior stairwell and adjacent roof levels to create a variety of training scenarios.
The 911 Dispatch Centre and Police office are co-located, and the multi-purpose EOC/training room serves as the City’s Emergency Operations Centre during crisis situations or as a large training room for the City agencies.
In response to the physical and mental stress related to fire and rescue services, the Beachwood Public Safety Centre incorporates immersive design strategies to improve the emotional health and well-being of our first responders.
Station 2 uses interior and exterior glazing to bring natural light into the building and the use of earth tone colours and natural materials such as wood and stone provide a connection to the natural environment.
Sources: LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects
Officially opened in August 2019, the residential and operational spaces are located on the first floor along a central corridor that provides a safe and direct response path. Hot Zone Design principals are applied in the fire station bays and decontamination spaces and a single bay door at the side of the station is designated as the vehicle return and decontamination entrance.
The station features four apparatus bays with bi-fold doors, bay support spaces and numerous on-site training features including a hose/training tower and a training mezzanine above the apparatus bays.
The two-storey facility features an open lobby, private bunkrooms for 10 career firefighters, residential style restroom/shower facilities, open kitchen/dining room, dayroom, large fitness training room with a second level mezzanine and administrative offices.
A two-storey exercise room provides space for a wide variety of cardio and strength training exercises. Practical training facilities are located at the rear of the building and include a four-storey training tower with exterior balconies, an open interior stairwell and adjacent roof levels to create a variety of training scenarios.
The 911 Dispatch Centre and Police office are co-located, and the multi-purpose EOC/training room serves as the City’s Emergency Operations Centre during crisis situations or as a large training room for the City agencies.
In response to the physical and mental stress related to fire and rescue services, the Beachwood Public Safety Centre incorporates immersive design strategies to improve the emotional health and well-being of our first responders.
Station 2 uses interior and exterior glazing to bring natural light into the building and the use of earth tone colours and natural materials such as wood and stone provide a connection to the natural environment.
Sources: LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects
