Four County Cities Partner on New Fire Training Center
Date Posted: July 15, 2025
Posted In: Projects,
From First Alert 4: Tuesday morning, four cities in St. Louis County – Brentwood, Clayton, Maplewood and Richmond Heights – are growing their partnership to enhance training for firefighters and first responders with the creation of a new fire training center.
Tuesday’s groundbreaking is ushering in the facility that will be located near I-44 and Shrewsbury Ave.
Jason Hildebrandt, the Fire Training Chief for the four cities’ fire departments, said, “We currently train every week on different topics, but we also spend a significant amount of time trying to find buildings that we can train in without damaging them. We have to wait for buildings that are potentially under demolition or slated to be demoed. This is going to provide that opportunity that we can train every day if our opportunity arises and we’re not running calls.”
The effort started in 2017 when the four cities partnered to standardize training and practices for their fire departments. Training Chief Hildebrandt said it’s meant responding to emergencies more efficiently, assisting each other and improved readiness.
Project Team
- Owners Rep – NAVIGATE Building Solutions
- General Contractor – A. Eilers Construction
- MEP Engineer – Horner & Shifrin, Inc.
- Structural Engineer – KPFF Consulting Engineers
- Civil Engineer – Civil Engineering Design Consultants, Inc.