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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 21,2011 Page 19 for less equipment given the location of Roseville in the middle of other fire dis- tricts. Councilmember Willmus questioned the type of construction method for the two (2) floors; whether it would be concrete planks; or as typical with interior con- struction, metal studs could be moved with little cost or effort. Mr. Hutson advised that the interior construction was proposed almost exclusively with metal studs in the upper level. Mr. Hutson introduced Mr. Acomb, the fire safety designer on the team, to specif- ically talk about design and training aspects and those features of the station itself. David Acomb, The Stony Brooke Design Studio Mr. Acomb briefly reviewed his work in "training by design" over the last twelve (12) years working with fire station design and construction. Mr. Acomb provided visual examples of possible training opportunities proposed to be built into the building, making it convenient and efficient for volunteers and helping to maintain a volunteer base and keep recruitment efforts high; while keeping training centralized and not outside Roseville, keeping the community's risk reduced and giving Roseville better-prepared firefighters. Mr. Acomb noted that training also reduced a City's potential for line-of-duty tragedies; and saved money by not having to pay for outside training. Noting that firefighter recertification training requirements included twelve (12) areas, Mr. Acomb advised that proposed design options could be designed in the new fire station with no extra cost, creating additional efficiencies in the building design. Mr. Acomb reviewed some of those unique and multiple-use areas included in the mezzanine area used for storage and operations; stair towers built to code with an addition of design for ground ladder training and balcony rescue for apart- ment/hotel rescues through use of different props built into the design. Residen- tial window props; rope ladder training; interior stairwell and stair tower training for rope rescues; hose dragging whether charged or not through different stories of the building; rapid intervention; lockers on rollers; confined space rescues; storage spaces uses for training walls; and areas for situational rescues through us- ing smoke machines; setting up of mazes; and other methods to ensure safety of firefighters and residents. Mr. Acomb opined that this could also set up a unique opportunity for Roseville's fire station to rent the space for universities and other cities to take advantage of the various props built into the design; and rather than using a model such as the