The FCFES training center is located in building 3669.  The training center consists of a main facility, housing a state of the art, 40 person classroom and offices for the training chief and captain.  The training center also has a smokehouse, which can be configured for search and RIT training.  In 2001, we finished construction of a three story burn tower.  Just south of the main facility, there is a fire ground designed specifically to meet the needs of our technical rescue and urban search and rescue teams. This unique and highly configurable location includes areas for shoring, trench collapse, confined space, vehicle extrication and even concrete and metal breaching/cutting stations. We are a Colorado Health Department EMS training CEU group.

Fort Carson Fire Department’s state of the art training facility (built by our own firefighters) has been host to many valuable training classes throughout the years:

• Hosted several Colorado Task Force One FEMA training and deployment exercises for COTF-1 members. Coordinated and Instructed by Fort Carson Members
• Hosted the Northwest Region training for the Army’s AOSH 1500 self-assessment program. Instructed by Fort Carson members.
• Hosted the Colorado Division of Fire Safety Proctor class.
• El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT Team training
• DPW and Garrison Commander meetings and training.
• Fire Prevention and fire marshal training classes.
• In the past year the FCFES Training facility; classrooms, smokehouse, vehicle-extrication area, HazMat area, collapse rescue area and burn tower have been used by more than 15 local Fire Departments, supporting more than 1000 fire and emergency service personnel.