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- Training Center Progress Report: Building Update, Donations from FDs and Borough Assoc, Ready for Asphalt
This week the Building and Grounds Committee was in communications with Forge Fire and Co, the company that is designing and constructing the burn building. They recommitted to a delivery window of Q4 2025. Given this commitment holds, we expect to see delivery of the building by the end of the year. This will likely … - Training Center Progress Report: Pad Complete!
Ackley Construction finished pouring the pad last week, and it is looking great. Now onto the asphalt. Almost ready for our building, once it is ready for us. Thanks to everyone who worked on the pad and construction so far. - Training Center Progress Report: Pouring Pad Section #2
Yesterday, Dennis and crew poured the second pad! On Monday, we received a donation from Troupsburg Fire Dept. Thank you!
Goal:
Establish a local live burn training center that will provide training opportunities to ANY AND ALL area firefighters.
Motivations:
- Lack of realistic, local live burn training is a direct threat to the health and safety of our firefighters and our community
- To support our mission of providing professional-grade fire protection services, we must train like the pros
- Multiple members in our department who lack live fire training and could directly benefit now
- Lack of dedicated space in our current facility for all types of physical training/simulations
Project Status: Building being built at Forge Fire factory. Site prep well under way. Hydrant Installed. Forms for concrete pads being installed with rebar and gravel. Vendors secured for all required building materials and components.
Fundraising Progress: $19,000 to go on hard costs, remainder for ongoing maintenance fund of $32,000.
Background:
Upon purchase of 8 acres of land at the old Tannery property, our members instantly thought that this would be an excellent opportunity to provide our firefighters, our mutual aid partners, and all area firefighters with a facility to train on vital skills. The company charged the Building and Grounds Committee with seeking grant funding for such a project. On July 17th, 2024, we were notified that we were awarded $100,000 from the Office of the State Fire Commissioner to go towards the purchase of a training facility, which locked in our ability to make this happen.
Burn Building:
Upon receipt of the OSFC grant funding, Crary Hose signed a contract with Forge Fire and Company to build for us a burn structure made of Conex boxes. Order was placed in September 2024 with expected delivery in one year.
Building Specs:
- ● NFPA Compliant & Turn Key Construction, Set-Up
- ● (1) 40’ shipping containers & (1) 20’ shipping containers
- ● (1) 10’ Class A Burn Rooms & (1) Overhead Hallway Burn Prop
- ● (4) Windows, (2) Exterior Fire Rated Doors
- ● (1) Bravo Force Door
- ● (1) Apex Roof Vent Prop w/ Mounting Kit
- ● (1) Interior Staircase w/ Railing, (1) Exterior Staircase w/ Railings & Platform
- ● (3) Moveable Wall Dividers w/Door
- ● (1) Security Bar Window Prop
- ● (1) Window Sache Prop
- ● (1) Bailout Anchor
Building Quote As Accepted by Crary Hose Company:
Project Timeline:
- July 2024 – OSFC Training Center Grant Awarded to Crary Hose – $100,000
- August 2024 – OSFC funding received and building ordered from Forge Fire and Company – $95,000
- October 2024 – Deerfield Charitable Trust Grant – $5,000 for training center
- November 2024 – Site Preparation Work Begins
- July 2025 – Pad Location Prep Begins
- September 2025 – Pad Completion
- October 2025 – Paving
- December 2025 – Delivery of Burn Building
- Spring 2026 – First Availability for Training
Project Budget:
- Project Expenses
- Burn Building – $175,500
- Site Preparation
- Pad creation, site grading and leveling – $20,000
- Concrete – $75,000
- Asphalt – $32,000
- Fencing – $22,000
- 10% Maintenance, Upkeep and Replacement Fund – $32,000
- Project Total Expense: $356,500
- Project Funding Sources
- Secured
- Austin Volunteer Fire Dept
- BHE Foundation
- Big Ash Bash – Shiffty’s Bar & Grill
- Big Elm Fire Dept
- Blossburg Fire Dept
- Brookfield Township
- Chatham Volunteer Fire Department
- Chuck Vanzile
- Clymer Hose Company
- CoBank
- Crary Hose – Raffles
- Deerfield Charitable Trust
- Elkland Fire Dept
- Elkland Moose
- Friendly Hometown Diner
- Gale Hose Ambulance
- Genesee Twp Vol Fire Dept
- Germania Fire Dept
- Glenn Barnes
- Goodyear Hose Co
- Harrison Twp Vol Fire Co
- Knoxville Deerfield Fire Dept
- Lawrenceville Fire Dept
- Morris Twp Vol Fire Co
- Osceola Fire Dept
- PA Office of the State Fire Commissioner
- Potter County Commissioners
- Tioga County Commissioners
- Tri County REC
- Tri Town Vol Fire Co
- Troupsburg Fire Dept
- Wellsboro Fire Dept
- Westfield Rod and Gun Club
- Westfield Township
- Total Funding Secured – $307,789
- Additional Funding Required – $49,211 ( $16,761 in estimated hard project costs remain, $32,450 for ongoing maintenance fund)
- Secured
Earmarked Gifts and Donations to this Project
Donations can be made via our Shopify Store: https://crary-hose.myshopify.com/products/live-burn-training-center-donation
If you are an individual or business who would like to support this effort in any way, please use our Contact Form with a contact reason of “Donation.” You can also call us at (814) 367-2933, contact us through our Facebook Page, or mail us at 429 E. Main Street, Westfield PA 16950.
Building and Ground Committee
- Todd Streeter – Chair
- Andrew Adams
- Gary Bisel
- Dave Earle
- Bill Goltz
- Martin Heyler
- Kyle Mack
- Matthew Reed
- Brent Skelton