“This facility will allow Plano’s training staff to simulate infrequent high-hazard events and to allow our firefighters to practice new techniques in a safe and non-emergency setting,” said Fire Chief Sam Greif. “The complex is unique and innovative and will provide quality training opportunities for years to come.”
The Fire Training Center, a 2-acre complex, includes the:
- Training administration building with office space
- Training/classrooms
- Women’s and men’s locker rooms
- Fitness area
- Mock three-bay apparatus room
- Two-story single-family home training prop
- Six-story burn tower
- Two-story multi-family apartment prop
- Technical rescue training facility
Funding for the project, $14.8 million, comes from the 2017 bond approved by voters. Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects designed the center and Byrne Construction Services is building the complex, which should be complete by early 2022.
