Firehouse bed size?
 

I'm making a surprise quilt for my nephew who is a fireman. It will be for his bed at the firehouse. What should the finished size be? Appreciate the help. Also want to say hello to all, it's been a long time since I have been here.

Its been a while since I was in a fire station. Can you call his Captain and ask?? Not sure if they allow personal bedding into the firehouse. I would check it out first.

You might consider Googling....which I just did a bit of. I got to wondering, like ManiacQuilter2 asked, if a fire fighter could take personal bedding. It looks like they can, based on a few things I read. I also read that the size of the beds is determined by space and every fire house is different.

That being said....I think you couldn't go wrong with a twin sized quilt. Surely the beds are big enough for fire fighters....some of whom are not small guys. And the quilt wouldn't have to fit perfectly.

But, go Google and see what you find. I just Googled what I wanted to know...examples: What size beds are in fire stations? Can firemen take their own bedding to their fire station? I found several places where the firemen had asked their wives to make nice warm quilts for their beds at the station.

Hope this is helpful. I had fun looking and am just avoiding starting supper anyway. :)

Dina

Long twins fit nicely. (68"-72" X 90" )

Thank you so much. I will do this.

The length is what I was wondering about. Thank you.












The length is what I was wondering about

The length is what I was really concerned about. Thank you.

firehouse quilt
 

My dh is a retired firefighter and took his own linens to use. I made him a very unique quilt out of corduroy one Christmas. The house was so old and it literally snowed inside due to shifting windows. The quilt was made, not to be pretty, but to keep him warm. I made it with a ,sheet blanket as batting and a bedsheets as backing. The corduroy was just strips sewn together! Sure kept him warm!

I asked my firefighter neighbor, he said yes to bringing their own linens, long twin size. He also said he works 4 days and is off 3 so the days he's not there someone else is using his bed. He said many of the smaller stations are that way. Not enough room for everyone to have their own bed.

My first thought was ask his Mom or wife all the question above. Unless you eed to keep it a secret. I always try to go to the source with questions.