State and local leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon at Fayetteville Technical Community College to celebrate the opening of their new structural burn buildings, marking the completion of the final phase of the college’s fire and emergency training complex.
Officials said the expanded facility will enhance firefighter training, improve public safety and provide hands-on learning opportunities for first responders across Cumberland County and the state.
The project, six years in the making, adds advanced live-burn training capabilities, including residential, commercial and multi-family structures, an airplane fuselage, liquid petroleum burn areas and fire investigation huts…