LBTC Training Center Dedication

The Lee Broadbent Training Center was officially dedicated on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 with a brief ceremony and hose uncoupling, which took the place of a formal ribbon cutting. Columbia River Fire and Rescue Board President, Diane Dillard, and Tina Broadbent, the wife of late Lee Broadbent, uncoupled the hose and declared the training facility officially open for training.
Construction on the facility began in September of 2006. The site features a six-story training tower, a streetscape building, a technical rescue tower, confined space props, and a storage building.
The training facility was made possible by Lee’s vision, perseverance and support on the Board of Directors for more than 22 years. His dream was to have a state-of-the-art training facility with a live-fire training tower where our firefighters could train safely for all the fire and rescue scenarios they might face protecting our communities.

Almost there...
The final steps in completion of the Lee Broadbent Training Center are underway. The driveway access and street improvements are currently being prepared for concrete, which depending on the weather, could be finished within the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, a train the trainer class has been scheduled to teach personnel how to operate the facility.

Power poles were installed late last week. The pole pictured above features a transformer prop that will simulate a variety of electricity related incidents, such as downed or arching power lines.

Completion of the Lee Broadbent Training Center is rapidly approaching. We hope to celebrate the opening mid-October. Here are some recent photographs of the facility.

Paving began at the training center today. All areas immediately surrounding the training structures will be paved so that apparatus participating in exercises have easy access. The tower structure is erect and siding will begin going up soon.

Updated photographs from the training center.