Chester County Public Safety Training Facility Coming To Western Chester County

Representatives of various fire, police and medical services, the county commissioners and others pose outside the new facility.

County leaders, including Commissioner Kathi Cozzone, announced a new public safety training facility would be built on 130 acres recently acquired from Arcelor Mittal, immediately across from the South Coatesville borough building.

Commissioner Kathi Cozzone

Long in the works, this center will have a significant impact on Parkesburg residents.  Not only will it bring development and jobs to our region of the county, but more importantly, our firefighters and police will have a 7-10 minute trip to attend the many training classes and sessions planned at the facility.

Currently officers and fire fighters travel over an hour to facilities in Delaware and Lancaster counties for training.

This project means less money out of their already stretched budgets for gas and travel expenses and more time for the all volunteer firefighters to spend with their families.

Parkesburg Borough Council took a leadership roll in the Summer of 2008 by becoming the first municipality in Chester County to pass a resolution urging the county to build the facility in western Chester County. 

Read more about the planned facility here in the Daily Local story published this morning.