Fire Chief Mike Bucossi is 100-percent correct in all that he states in this article about fire stations that are old, unhealthy, and unsafe for personnel.
Not to take anything away from Chief Bucossi's story, but there are many fire stations across the U.S.A. that are also in deplorable conditions to one degree or another.
When I was employed by the City of Boston (Mass.) Fire Department, most of the 30-plus fire stations were already old and aging back in 1969 and only worse when I retired in 2001.
Many were very drafty, especially in the cold weather, and heating plants were almost continually running to try and keep up with the heat losses. Water leaks from rain and melting snow were common.