ESD 1 plans fire training center north of Aledo

Parker County Emergency Services District No. 1 has announced the groundbreaking and construction of a new fire and rescue training center at 1439 Farmer Road.

According to a release from ESD 1, the center will have five state-of-the-art training structures and numerous training props occupying more than 15,000 square feet.

The training space will “facilitate mission centric scenarios for first responders in Parker County and across the North Texas region,” the release said.

An aerial view shows the location of a new fire training center on Farmer Road. The land includes a two-acre reservoir.

Located about 2.8 miles north of the FM 1187/I-20 intersection, the center property is about 12 acres, and will include a 5-story tower with simulations for mid-rise mixed use developments, interior hallway apartments, a garden apartment layout, a mercantile occupancy, a 2-story residential prop, vent/enter/search, forcible entry, vertical vent over fire, air track management, laddering, standpipe, hoseline management, high angle rescue props, and a 2-acre reservoir with drafting ability.

The public is invited to a groundbreaking at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 21.