KENNETH GALE is the Emergency Services Market Leader for Wendel’s Five Bugles Design/Mitchell Associates Architects team. Ken has over 26 years professional experience with 22 of those years dedicated to Fire Station, Emergency Service Facilities, and Essential Facility Design. He has worked on over 120 fire station and emergency response facility projects thus far in his career with construction oversight on dozens of completed facilities. Ken currently sits on three NFPA Technical Committees as a voting principal member of the NFPA 1550 Standard for Emergency Responder Health and Safety, the NFPA 1580 Standard for Emergency Responder Occupational Health, and the NFPA 1225 Emergency Communication. Ken’s working knowledge of all Station Design and Emergency Service Communication requirements of the NFPA Standards provides him with a wealth of information for his clients and project stakeholders for their project needs.