fire stations

Where trucks wait

Fire stations are buildings where firefighters are based and fire engines are housed, ready for emergency response.

A fire station typically contains living quarters, equipment storage, and large garage bays for the trucks: The nearest fire station is three blocks away.

Also called firehouses.

Opposites
emergency service type

fire stationshospitals

Institutions treating the sick

emergency rooms · trauma centers · police stations

element/hazard relationship

fire stationswater treatment plants

Facilities cleaning public supply

pumping stations · reservoirs · dams · water towers · desalination plants

creation vs destruction

fire stationsincinerators

Devices for burning refuse

crematoria · furnaces · kilns

Family

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