The $8.5-million renovation of the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute’s Western Maryland Regional Training Center is speeding toward its projected completion date early next year.
“When the renovation is complete, our state-of-the-art facility and equipment will enable emergency services providers to better attain the preeminent training needed to ensure their indispensable skills are at the ready,” Todd Dyche, regional coordinator of the training center, said.
More than 1,200 first responders train annually at the center that was constructed in 1992. The facility, located off U.S. Route 220, serves Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties and is slated to be finished by spring 2023.