Yellow areas are sidewalks. The sidewalk along the north side of the building (top of drawing) is new. It leads from the corner of Playground and Parkview, under the roof of the main entranceway to the parking lot in the rear.

Detail of building plans:

A: Apparatus room. This is where the fire apparatus and firefighters' turnout gear is stored. The ramp from the apparatus room leads out to Parkview Road.
B: Communications room. Communication equipment and computers are used in this room to coordinate the efforts of the fire department and other Borough agencies in the event of a major emergency or other event.
C: Lounge.
D: Kitchen.
E: Porch. An outdoor patio where firefighters can get a breath of fresh air.
F: Work room and tool room. Our tools are stored in this room, and work space is provided for the firefighters to perform periodical maintenance and minor repairs to our firefighting equipment.
G: Laundry and cleaning room. This room is used to wash firefighters' turnout gear and firefighting tools.
H: Electrical closet.
I: Generator room. Parts of the entire building will be powered by generator, so that the building can maintain all necessary functions in the event of a major emergency and power outage.
J: Men's bunk room.
K: Men's toilet and showers.
L: Women's toilet and showers.
M: Women's bunk room.
N: Storage.
O: This storage room is the size of a garage and features an overhead door which leads out to the rear parking lot. The room was designed to store large items which may not fit through a regular-size door. If necessary, this room can be used to house an auxiliary firefighting vehicle, borough truck, police car, ambulance, etc.
P: Toilets.
Q: Exercise room. Exercise equipment in this room is used by the firefighters to stay physically fit. Evidence has shown that heart attacks are the number one cause of firefighter deaths, and the best way to prevent heart attacks is to stay in shape. Stronger firefighters are also more capable of performing the physically demanding work involved with being a firefighter.
R: Training and meeting room. This room is where firefighting classes are taught, and monthly fire department meetings are held. Public meetings for other purposes can also be held here.
S: Main lobby. This area is right inside the main entrance and leads directly into the training/meeting room, the company offices and the apparatus room.
T: Company office. This office accommodates the business officers of the fire company, and a window from this office will face the main lobby for reception purposes.
U: Offices of fire chief and fire line officers, and file storage.
V: Hose drying and training tower. This tall chamber is used for hanging wet fire hose to dry, to prevent mildew and prolong the useful life of the hose. This tower was also designed to be used for high-angle rescue training.

This building was designed to be versatile and serve the Borough in many possible situations, emergencies as well as everyday uses.

• The building is handicapped accessible, always has power, and has complete living facilities inside. In the event of a major disaster or long-term power outage, some Borough residents, especially the elderly and handicapped, can be provided temporary shelter here.
  

• Accommodations for extra emergency personnel can be provided. When the Borough needed to call in the National Guard to remove all the snow that fell from the blizzard of '96, the fire department provided our soldiers with beds and meals. The new building is even better equipped to deal with such a situation.
  
• Should the Borough ever need to hire a paid firefighting staff, the building's living facilities allow personnel to be in the station 24 hours a day.
  
• The apparatus room (A) is climate-controlled as the rest of the building, and can serve as a large-scale evacuation area.
  
• Meetings of large groups of people, such as a Borough Council meeting or other public meeting, can be held either in the meeting room (R) or in the apparatus room (A) should the turnout require a larger room than the Council chamber at Borough Hall.

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