UFC 4-730-10
15 June 2006
Wing Commanders.
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SCOPE OF FACILITY.
Fire Stations support Military firefighters' mission to provide fire protection to Installation
flightlines and facilities and fire prevention education and training. This UFC does not
apply to deployment, contingency, or field operating facilities.
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Types of Stations.
Functionally, there are three types of Fire Stations:
Structural Stations provide fire protection to facilities,
Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) Stations provide fire protection to
flightlines and aircraft, and
Combination Structural/ARFF Stations.
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To support the firefighters' mission, it is crucial that the design of all fire
stations accommodate the equipment, the numerous unique functional requirements,
and the safety of the firefighting personnel. Generally, the differences between
Structural and ARFF stations are limited to the Apparatus Bay size criteria (see
paragraph 2-2.2 for more on these differences) and the facility location determinants
(see paragraph 2-3 for more on location determinants).
1-3.1.2
The Marine Corps program includes two separate organizations--one for
Structural and one for ARFF. Unlike the other Services, the Marine Corps rarely
combines the stations and requires separate offices for Fire Chiefs and other personnel
on their Installations.
1-3.1.3
When the fire station function is part of a consolidated operations facility
(fire/police/safety/etc.), the criteria in this UFC is applicable only to the fire station
functions and must be applied carefully in order to integrate with other facility functions.
Identify common support/administrative spaces that can be shared to improve
efficiency.
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Classes of Stations.
Irrespective of type, there are three classes of Fire Stations:
Headquarters (or Main) stations generally house the Fire Chief and most
of the general administrative functions,
Satellite stations are located throughout the Installation to provide
adequate response time coverage, as appropriate, and
Large Headquarters stations are very large Combination stations that
typically serve an entire Installation (usually without Satellite stations).
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