PROJECT OVERVIEW
In 2013, Bergen County personnel responded to an active shooter in the 2.2M square-foot Paramus Mall. This incident exemplifies the universal need for first responders to train for unpredictable, complex emergencies in addition to the routine, daily calls.
EL&M Services
Programming | Master planning | Designed three fire/police training structures
LOCATION
Mahwah, NJ
$15M
expansion to the existing training center
18,000 sf
Commercial Tower and Shopping Mall / Theater
10,000 sf
gas-fired, 2 story "taxpayer" occupancy simulates retail on the ground floor and apartments above
2-story
Class A burn building simulates a single family residence
Created a realistic streetscape and added three training structures to enhance police, fire, and rescue training
Gas-fired, four-story structure simulating lobby, hotel, apartment, and office spaces for multi-level emergency response training.
Gas-fired, two-story, 10,000 square-foot structure simulating ground-floor retail with residential apartments above.
Two-story structure simulating a single-family residence used for realistic fire and rescue training.
