If you work at Denver Fire Station 4, you have to stay on your toes. It is one of the busiest firehouses in the city, and that much activity takes a toll on the equipment.
“They can run upwards of 20 to 25 calls per day,” Robert Murphy, operations division chief for the Denver Fire Department, said. “That’s a lot of work on those doors. In and out. In and out.”
To help alleviate the strain, the garage recently received an upgrade. The station installed new bi-fold doors that open outward instead of upward.
The new doors offer a modest improvement in opening time, going from 16 seconds down to seven seconds, but they are also safer for the drivers…