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Burnsville Fire Station No. 1 Featured on news outlets for Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. CNH is proud to have designed Burnsville Fire Station No. 1 with an emphasis on mental and physical health. The station includes the following elements that promote mental, as well as physical, wellbeing:

  • Negative impacts of “startle response” (caused by sudden alarm signals) are mitigated with ramped lighting
  • A soft-start alert tone paging system reduces heart rate spikes and impact on long-term hearing
  • Lighting simulation supports relaxation and sleep in residence areas
  • Dorms are separate from noisier areas and walls with sound absorption are used between spaces
  • Yoga room
  • Meditation plaza
  • Fitness spaces

Learn more in the news segments from Kare 11 and Fox 9:

Headquartered in Apple Valley, MN – CNH Architects, Ltd. is a creative, service-oriented firm that provides innovative design solutions for the commercial building and retail areas, public sector clients, vehicle facility projects, daycare and animal care facilities. CNH Architects has served clients in the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest since 1969.

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Burnsville Fire Station No. 1 Featured on news outlets for Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. CNH is proud to have designed Burnsville Fire Station No. 1 with an emphasis on mental and physical health. The station includes the following elements that promote mental, as well as physical, wellbeing:

  • Negative impacts of “startle response” (caused by sudden alarm signals) are mitigated with ramped lighting
  • A soft-start alert tone paging system reduces heart rate spikes and impact on long-term hearing
  • Lighting simulation supports relaxation and sleep in residence areas
  • Dorms are separate from noisier areas and walls with sound absorption are used between spaces
  • Yoga room
  • Meditation plaza
  • Fitness spaces

Learn more in the news segments from Kare 11 and Fox 9:

Headquartered in Apple Valley, MN – CNH Architects, Ltd. is a creative, service-oriented firm that provides innovative design solutions for the commercial building and retail areas, public sector clients, vehicle facility projects, daycare and animal care facilities. CNH Architects has served clients in the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest since 1969.

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BURNSVILLE FIRE STATION NO. 1

CNH’s largest fire station to date, the City of Burnsville’s Fire Station No. 1 is home to a crew of all full-time firefighters and more than 44,000 SF with 10 apparatus bays. Firefighter safety was one of nine top priorities for the station. Multiple contamination zones and a designated de-contamination area will allow firefighters to keep contaminated equipment and clothing in the apparatus bay until decontaminated. Another priority in the design was firefighter mental health. A warning system that slowly ramps up with alert tones and lighting while only alerting responding staff ensures firefighters are not awoken in an abrupt manner. The station includes areas for relaxation with different lighting to promote natural sleep rhythms, as well as a yoga studio and meditation garden. Extensive firefighter training features including Firefighter 1 and advanced training elements are another highlight of the station.