New Osceola County Fire Rescue Training Facility Opens with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
KISSIMMEE, FL — The new 11-acre fire rescue training facility at Gilbert Park in Osceola County, Florida, officially opened following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, provided site/civil engineering, architectural and environmental services for the $5.8-million project.
The facility has been designed to simulate a variety of training exercises, such as aerial apparatus operations and truck company functions; and various rescue operations, including vehicle and machinery, high angle rope, trench, confined space and building collapse.
Phase one of the project covered all site development and infrastructure, including sanitary sewer service, water systems for both water use and fire demand, stormwater management systems, entry and exit driveways and parking and a concrete pad for the fire apparatus training course. There is structurally reinforced concrete pavement throughout to accommodate the fire apparatus competency course and multiple access drives to the training area. Phase two included the development of the class A burn tower and shaded pavilions.
“This state-of-the-art facility will provide numerous types of emergency personnel the opportunity to train for a wide array of life-threatening situations,” said Dewberry Project Manager and Associate Vice President Rey Malave, PE.
Projects Dixie ContractorThe facility has been designed to simulate a variety of training exercises, such as aerial apparatus operations and truck company functions; and various rescue operations, including vehicle and machinery, high angle rope, trench, confined space and building collapse.
Phase one of the project covered all site development and infrastructure, including sanitary sewer service, water systems for both water use and fire demand, stormwater management systems, entry and exit driveways and parking and a concrete pad for the fire apparatus training course. There is structurally reinforced concrete pavement throughout to accommodate the fire apparatus competency course and multiple access drives to the training area. Phase two included the development of the class A burn tower and shaded pavilions.
“This state-of-the-art facility will provide numerous types of emergency personnel the opportunity to train for a wide array of life-threatening situations,” said Dewberry Project Manager and Associate Vice President Rey Malave, PE.
