8/12/16
by News Department on 08/12/16Commissioners authorize funds for burn building...
Schuylkill County Commissioners, on Thursday, agreed to provide as much as $500,000 to help improve the firefighters training center near Frackville, which will provide firefighters and other first responders with a better training facility.
According to the Republican Herald, the commissioners voted to give the money as needed over 10 years to the Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Association to support the proposed multifunctional training facility, located along Firemans Road in West Mahanoy Township.
The most notable improvement to the facility will be a new burn building that should give firefighters, other emergency personnel, state Department of Corrections employees, industrial workers and task force personnel better training.
The estimated the cost of the project will be $1.6 million, including engineering fees. The bid opening is scheduled for Sept. 7 at First Bank of Minersville/Gratz Bank.
