This state-of-the-art aircraft rescue and firefighting facility (ARFF) at Tampa International Airport houses ten firefighting vehicles in a drive-through design that directly accesses the airport’s aircraft apron system. The building accommodates 12 – 15 fulltime firefighters with offices, training and conference rooms, a kitchen and dining area, individual sleeping rooms, and locker rooms. To meet the firefighter’s fitness needs, a gym, sauna, whirlpool, and racquetball court were incorporated into the design. The long sloping roof form is directly related to the line-of-sight required between the control tower for Taxiway “J.”

Completed in 2006, Atkins provided architecture and design services for this award-winning, state-of-the-art rescue facility for the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority.

• Architectural engineering
• Architecture
• Construction services
• Geomatics/surveying
• Infrastructure engineering
• Landscape architecture
• Structures

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