FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (Covering Katy News) — Crews have begun clearing land for a $104 million swiftwater rescue training facility that will be one of the world’s most advanced urban flood training centers and one of the only dedicated facilities of its kind in Texas.
The 27-acre property is located in Fort Bend County in the Mission Bend area along Bellaire Boulevard near the Harris County line, just west of Community Volunteer Fire Department Station 91. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2026.
One of world’s most advanced urban flood training facilities
STORM Ranch, short for Swift Water Training for Operation and Rescue Missions, will serve as a state-of-the-art water rescue training center for the Community Volunteer Fire Department, operated by the Harris Fort Bend Emergency Services District No. 100. The facility is designed to provide realistic training for first responders in flood response and swiftwater rescue.
Colorado-based design firm Calibre-S2O says it will be “one of the world’s most advanced urban flood training facilities.”…