A new fire station at Stewart Air National Guard Base near Newburgh, N.Y., provides fire and crash rescue services for the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing. The station offers much-needed bunk, living, and training areas for the unit. A/E firm H2M designed a cantilevered Alarm Center with direct views of taxiways, runways, and aircraft parking areas.
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