Key Field Fire Crash Rescue Stations

About the Project

The new 19,400-square-foot Fire Crash Rescue Station at Key Field will support military firefighters in providing fire protection to the flight lines and facilities at the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard Base in Meridian, Mississippi. The building is designed to be both a functional partner in the firefighters’ mission and an emblematic structure alongside the aircraft it protects.

Facility Features

• West Side (Operational Spaces):
  • Twelve-vehicle apparatus bay housing ARFF heavy-duty emergency response vehicles, medium- and light-duty emergency vehicles, and trailers.
  • Gear cleaning and storage areas with specialized resources flanking the bay.
• East Side (Inhabited Areas):
  • Fifteen office and dorm units.
  • Shared living and dining spaces.
  • Training classroom.
  • Men’s and women’s locker rooms (also serving as a tornado shelter).
  • Dispatch and alarm room with panoramic views of both runways.
• Separate three-story training tower for rappelling and other exercises, located north of the facility.

Project Team

Duvall Decker was assisted by Engineering Resource Group, Inc., Jon D. Rice & Associates, Spencer-Engineers Inc., and Allen Engineering & Science.