Welcome to our Lee Broadbent Training Center blog. We will update this site as construction progresses. The live-fire training facility is a long-time dream of Columbia River Fire and Rescue's Board of Directors President, Lee Broadbent, who is a retired Division Chief from the District.
Groundbreaking for the center took place on September 8, 2006 at our training grounds on McNulty Way in St. Helens, OR. Construction has begun and completion of the project is expected in the fall of 2007. WRG Fire Training Simulation Systems, Inc is the contractor for the facility. The training center will allow emergency responders to simulate realistic scenarios while learning in a safe and controllable environment.