City leaders open new Public Safety Training facilities
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Mayor Tommy Battle was joined by City leaders Tuesday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the city’s new Public Safety Training Facility.
The project includes a variety of additions that complement the 58,000 square foot training academy facility. Here’s more:
Huntsville’s new Public Safety Training Facility
The facility has upgraded significantly by providing real-world scenarios designed to enhance development of elite police officers and firefighters.
Features include:
- A 600-foot-by-600-foot lighted driving course used by the Huntsville Police Department for certification
- A quarter-mile track and field area for HPD’s agility and fitness course
- Three outdoor pavilion classrooms
- An expansion of the K9 training area
- A 60-foot burn tower, a 74-foot rescue and rappel tower and an 8,400-square-foot configurable building to simulate firefighting scenarios
- A 9,010-square-foot maintenance and pump test building
- A 6,400-square-foot storage building
- A simulated streetscape driving course
“People count on us for protection and this investment gives our department the training and tools we need to do our job well. Thank you to the Mayor and City Council for supporting our department with this new facility. It’s a big step that helps us stay ready and effective in serving our community.”
Chief Kirk Giles, Huntsville PD
“This facility is a tremendous asset to prepare our firefighters to respond quickly and efficiently. The versality of the buildings allows us to create almost any setting that our firefighters may face. HFR is grateful to Mayor Battle and the City Council for their support.”
Chief Howard McFarlen, Huntsville Fire & Rescue
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