Crownsville Fire Station 6
The Crownsville Fire Station is a 22,400 SF new facility for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. The new state-of-the-art Fire/EMS station is designed to work with the local residential area’s characteristics. The project is aiming for LEED Silver Certification using healthy and sustainable materials, low-energy fixtures/appliances, daylighting, etc. The systems are designed to provide a healthy environment for the first responders, which include decontamination areas, exhaust collection systems, and living/working areas separated from carcinogens/hazardous environments. The living spaces provide de-stressing aspects for the first responders by providing access to a gym, kitchen/dayroom, shared but private bunk spaces, exterior patio, soundproofing, and a top-of-the-line alerting system.
The design optimizes the response time and efficiencies by using direct paths for responding from anywhere in the station, proper door hardware, lighting systems to address “night-blindness”, a radio room with views to apparatus, the station-wide modern alerting system, and proper direct site egress. The bays provide state-of-the-art apparatus housing which includes proper electrical/plumbing systems, vehicle exhaust, flooring finishes, and sloping/drainage designed to sustain the lifetime of the vehicles, etc. There are training services via mezzanine training props for laddering and a training conference room with views of the apparatus. The station also includes a community room for public use. The site will be upgraded for the new facility and will include rainwater runoff management, proper ingress/egress for both emergency response and public, signage to display upcoming events, traffic signal to coordinate with emergency responding for public safety.
