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BY SAM SCHAFFER
City breaks ground on training facility
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The facility will also serve the O ce of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, according to previous Community Impact reporting. Voters approved funding for the $30 million facility through the 2022 bond program, and it is expected to have: • An emergency operations center • 17,000 square feet of training space with classrooms • Meeting rooms • A 7,700-square-foot apparatus bay • Of ices City Council member Kevin Harris said there’s value in allowing di erent departments to train together, calling it a “win-win” for the city and its residents.
situations ranging from building entries to active shooter simulations for schools, Cedar Park Police Chief Mike Harmon said. “We’ve been using a house here as a classroom for the last couple decades,” Cedar Park Fire Chief James Mallinger said. “This is going to really be able to expand our capabilities, especially our technology, where we can learn and then immediately train on those skills we learn.”
First responders, City Council members and community leaders gathered in Cedar Park on Nov. 6 to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Public Safety Joint Training Facility. The facility, which is expected to open in spring 2026, will serve as a main training site for police, ire and emergency services in the area, according to a release from the city. The tactical building will give police and ire personnel a dedicated practice space for
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City leaders pick up dirt and toss it with shovels as part of the groundbreaking for the new Public Safety Joint Training Facility.
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