Pictures: West Memphis (AR) Breaks Ground on Training Center

All photos via Facebook.

“The West Memphis #winningstreak continues,” the fire department writes on Facebook. “Today the West Memphis Fire Department along with Mayor McClendon and the West Memphis City Council broke ground on the Eason-Lang Training Center that will help prepare the next generation of firefighters to continue providing the best fire and emergency services to the citizens of West Memphis.

“Mayor Marco McClendon and Fire Chief Barry Ealy spoke about WMFD’s commitment to providing our first responders with the best training and the most advanced level of training possible, for all the many emergency challenges that they confront.

“The new Eason-Lang Training Center will be constructed at the all-new Fire Station No. 2 located on College Blvd. The 5,500 square foot center will feature a burn building with live fire training, two flashover areas, including simulators for kitchen and attic fires, multilevel rappelling, fire hydrants, and a hazmat training area for operations involving hazardous materials.”

“West Memphis Fire Department is consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in the state, and this new center will help our men and women prepare even better for the dangers they face so they can continue to keep our city safe,” said Assistant Chief Clay. The project is expected to be completed by June of this year.”

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