IES' Co-operative Fire Station Program provides a fire station, equipment and personnel in areas where there are several industrial facilities needing reliable and effective off-site assistance to their sites. In this model, the collective cost of the "Co-op Station" is shared amongst the various industrial facilities in the area. The result is a reliable, predictable and effective emergency response, with excellent response times and effective incident control. Most often, the inherent benefit of co-operative sharing yields very reasonable costs to the individual facility participants.

As industry downsizes, fewer personnel may be available to respond to requests for mutual-aid assistance. A co-operative industrial fire station, staffed with well-trained personnel, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, may be of particular benefit in these cases. IES provides comprehensive planning and financial analysis to assist industrial facilities evaluate the benefits of a co-operative industrial fire station in their area.