Brampton to open new facility for city’s fire headquarters
Published December 11, 2019 at 6:49 pm
The city of Brampton recently hosted a ceremony to celebrate the Williams Parkway Fire Campus that is expected to open in 2022.
The city of Brampton recently hosted a ceremony to celebrate the Williams Parkway Fire Campus that is expected to open in 2022.
This facility will be a state of the art headquarters for Brampton’s Prevention Division, with a new Fire Station 203, an Emergency Operations Centre and an Emergency Measures Office as well as indoor and outdoor Fire Training facilities.
It will be over 70,000 square ft. in size, which will be used to manage, educate, train, conduct research and develop new initiatives for fire prevention.
Chief Bill Boyes, Brampton Fire and Emergency Services, said, “We are always striving for excellence in our service delivery to our community. Our new Williams Parkway Fire campus will allow us to continue to improve the future of firefighting through its facilities, while also providing us a memorial space to remember and honour Brampton firefighters who paid the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives while protecting our residents.”
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They will also have a live-fire training building available all year round, as well as a second building that will allow existing firefighters to train.
It will also be a space for new recruits and allow for reflection to remember and honour Brampton firefighters who have lost their lives to protect others.
“Brampton Fire and Emergency Services provide critical services to our community and this campus will bring many benefits to our staff and our residents. By centralizing operations and streamlining service delivery, our team can continue to make Brampton a Well-Run City and deliver excellence in emergency management and response,” said Mayor Patrick Brown.
Regional Councillor Rowena Santos, Chair, Community Services, said, “Our Brampton Fire and Emergency Services play a key role in making Brampton a Healthy and Safe community. This new campus also demonstrates our commitment to building a Green City, through pursuing LEED Silver and Fitwel building certifications for this building.”