firehouse, building where fire fighting equipment and firemen are stationed
A fire station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of
firefighting apparatus (i.e,
fire engines and related vehicles),
personal protective equipment,
firehose,
fire extinguishers, and other firefighting equipment. It may also have dormitory living facilities and work areas such as meeting rooms, workshop, or laundry. Living areas are sometimes arranged above the garage bays and
firefighters may have special means to allow entry to the ground floor quickly when a
call for help is received such as sliding down a brass pole (called a
firepole). This arrangement also allows for a raised area to hang hoses to dry to prevent damage. In a one floor station, a tower like structure is sometimes used specially for hose hanging. An occupied station will usually have a station alarm system for receiving and annunciating an alarm, and indications of where and what caused the alarm. However, sometimes the only "alarm" is a telephone that is rung in case of emergency. In a
volunteer fire department where volunteers do not staff the station, the firefighters may be summoned to the fire station by
siren,
radio or
pagers, making a station alarm system superfluous.
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