Headed to a talk at the Archnitectural Society tonight about building the new fire station in Bellevue.
I learned a lot about the topic:
Fire stations are big loud buildings that neighbors don't love being near.
There are 15 people at the station for each shift.
The fire pole has to be locked up, the doors unlock where there is an emergency call.
There are drive through bays so they don't have to back up the big engines.
There are decontamination areas to strip of gear and shower all the possibly hazardous stuff off.
The guys requested a gas BBQ for cooking.
There is a big fitness center on site, that makes sense.
The site collects rainwater to use for the truck wash.
The building is prepared for EV charging. Hard to wrap my brain around how much power it takes to charge a big fire engine.
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