PHOTOS: Police and firefighters will be able to train side by side in a cutting-edge facility that just opened in Gilbert. After nearly two years of construction, the 50-acre property is already being put to good use.
The Gilbert Public Safety Training Facility, located at the corner of Power and Pecos roads, includes fire and police training spaces and is equipped with tactical, prop and classroom structures. There's also an indoor shooting range and a driver-training track.
“We are proud of this state-of-the-art facility where our police and fire personnel can train together and prepare for anything that may come our way,” said Gilbert Fire & Rescue Chief Jim Jobusch.
The facility will welcome its first Gilbert Fire Academy class in March. And Gilbert’s first Police Academy is slated to begin in the fall.
Gilbert residents voted to approve the bond to fund the project back in 2018.