How PDQ Hardware Secured Macomb's New Joseph E. Koss Public Safety Building
Joseph E. Koss Public Safety Building opened in September 2021. It houses Macomb Fire Station #1 and Sheriff's Substation #7 across five drive-through apparatus bays, a 14-car sheriff's garage, training and fitness areas, dual administrative wings, and on-duty sleeping quarters, sized to accommodate 25 firefighters and up to 60 law enforcement officers. PDQ's MR Series Grade 1 mortise locks, 6300 Series Grade 1 exit devices and trims, mullions, hinges, and push plates secure every opening in the building: hardware built to help serve the community for the next 50 years.
About the property
The Joseph E. Koss Public Safety Building is one of the newest, most modern public safety facilities in Macomb County. It houses both Macomb Fire Station #1 and Sheriff's Substation #7, and also serves as the township's Emergency Operation Center during large-scale emergencies.
The Challenge
Macomb Township needed one building to do the job of several: house two independent public safety agencies with different operational needs, serve as an emergency command center during large-scale incidents, and remain fully functional for the next 50+ years. That meant specifying hardware across an vastly wide mix of space types under one roof including five drive-through fire apparatus bays, a 14-car sheriff's garage, training and fitness areas, separate administrative wings for each department, and living and sleeping quarters for on-duty firefighters. Furthermore, it had to be durable enough that none of it becomes the building's weak point over daily, multi-agency use.
The Solution
The facility was outfitted with a coordinated PDQ hardware package built for that kind of scale and longevity:
The Joseph E. Koss Public Safety Building opened in September 2021 as one of the most modern public safety facilities in Macomb County, with a Grade 1 hardware package built to match its 50-year design life across every apparatus bay, office, garage, and living quarter shared by Fire Station #1 and Sheriff's Substation #7.
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PDQ has secured guest rooms, corridors, and back-of-house doors for major hospitality brands for more than 40 years. Tell us about your next extended-stay, full-service, or mixed-use project, and our team will help you spec the right lock, closer, and hardware package for every door on the property.