She knew he was going to wake up the head of her agency. It was four A.M. on a Sunday and she was standing as close to their burning offices as officials would let her. The phone call couldn't wait. In fact, the wake-up call was overdue.

Today we read an article which was linked in our news on rehabsector.org, entitled Fire Station Design: Funding Considerations for New Stations.

Writer Dr. Harry R. Carter makes several several interesting points about justifying the station you need by doing a good assessment of your needs and of the challenges you face.

But, he also notes that not everyone can design a usable fire station. More about that, shortly.

First, why would the "waterboys" care about fire stations, anyway? We care because the fire service is one of our main "customers" and we are dedicated to the wellbeing of our first reponders -- even the ones we will never meet. So, if we can help you shape your vision for what your new station should have, we'd like to.

We did some searching for resources for Fire Departments displaced by Hurricane Ike. Do you know who has some nifty ideas about fire station design? Nah, you'll never guess this.