Vegreville Fire Department Breaks Ground on Training Facility

Vegreville Fire Department Breaks Ground on Training Facility

Town of Vegreville Submitted

On September 15, 2020, the Vegreville Fire Department broke ground on the Vegreville Emergency Training Facility. The new training facility will allow the Fire Department to keep pace with rapid changes to training, which will provide a higher level of engagement to members. The Fire Department has fundraised for nearly three years to complete this project. The new training facility will be located behind the Town’s Emergency Services building and will be completed in the spring of 2021.

The Town’s Fire Chief, Chris Jardine said, “There has been a lot of work to get to this point. The groundbreaking is the first big step in the process since we started planning the project, and members are getting very excited about it. The support from the community and Town Council has been extraordinary, we are so grateful.

Having the training facility in such close proximity to the Fire Station will make training so much more flexible for our crew, which is really important as our members all come from their day jobs to train. The new facility will improve our skills and ability to keep Vegreville, and its residents safe.”