Live Burn Training Center

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

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 – Site Preparation Work Completion
• August 2025 – Delivery of Burn Building
• October 2025 – First Availability for Training

Project Budget:

• Project Expenses
  • Burn Building – $175,000
  • Site Preparation
    • Pad creation, site grading and leveling – $20,000
    • Concrete – $25,000
    • Asphalt – $20,000
    • Fencing – $17,000
  • Engineering – $2,000
  • Other Equipment Costs – $2,000
  • 10% Maintenance, Upkeep and Replacement Fund – $27,000
  • Project Total Expense: $288,000
• Project Funding Sources
  • Secured
    • OSFC State Grant – $100,000
    • Deerfield Charitable Trust – $5,000
  • Additional Funding Required – $188,000

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