PROJECT OVERVIEW
When this large DC suburb decided to use the existing training center’s land as part of a medical research corridor, the fire and police departments needed a new $68M public safety training academy located in a different part of the county.
The 60-acre facility includes:
- 76,000 sf academy building
- Indoor shooting range
- High bay training building with indoor simulated streetscape
- 6-story, gas-fired burn tower simulating various commercial occupancies
- Gas-fired residential burn building
- Simulated neighborhood with four houses
- EVOC
- Outdoor gas-fired props
- 36,000-gallon drafting pit
- USAR training areas
- Numerous fire and special ops props
- K-9 facility
The design team successfully balanced the needs of the multiple agencies who share the facility and the needs of the surrounding neighbors, which include high-end single-family residences and a municipal airport.
EL&M Services
Programming | Master planning | Designed 2 fire training structures and drafting pit
LOCATION
Rockville, MD
$68M
Project budget
76,000 SF
Academy building
60 Acres
Full facility footprint
36,000 Gal
Drafting pit capacity
Fire & Police Training Structures
6-story, gas-fired burn tower simulating various commercial occupancies
Simulated neighborhood with four houses
High bay training building with indoor simulated streetscape
