Insight Markets: Public Safety

Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy

A spacious indoor facility with multiple rooms and large windows, featuring various signage and a polished concrete floor.

Montgomery County’s Public Safety Training Academy in Gaithersburg provides increased instructional capacity and training environments for firefighters and police. In 2016, Montgomery County, MD, opened the new Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy (MC-PSTA) in Gaithersburg, MD. The new $68 million shared facility provides increased instructional capacity and start-of-the-art training environments for the Montgomery County […]

Embracing Immersive Design

A spacious locker area features rows of red metal racks holding various fire uniforms and equipment, with organized storage for quick access.

The call of firefighting and emergency response is dangerous business. Beyond the occupational risks of physical injury or death in the line of duty, firefighters also face serious health threats from elevated and frequent exposure to carcinogens and toxic chemicals brought back to the firehouse from the fireground. Recent trends built around Hot Zone Design […]