SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING COMPLEX

The new Health Sciences Building, which will be located North of Building
100 along Hwy. 18, will be a two-story structure of approximately 63,000 
gross square feet.  Additional parking to serve the new facility is proposed
in an expanded West parking lot.  The facility will provide a signature
architectural statement at one of the main campus entrances 

PROGRAMS EXPECTED WITHIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING 
COMPLEX

Control Building: This building would be the control center for the entire Public Safety Training Complex and would include an office, a large multi-purpose room for various training and classroom uses, toilets, and storage areas. Paved parking would be located adjacent to this structure. The entire Public Safety Training Complex would be enclosed with a security fence.

Fire Burn Building: This building would be designed for firefighter training, enabling firefighters to observe the behavior of fires and participate in suppression techniques in a controlled and safe environment. Other potential uses of the building include hose and pumper certification training as well as instruction in rapid intervention, search and rescue, and rope rescue techniques. The building could be used to provide instruction in the proper use of self-contained breathing apparatus, in how to conduct forced entry, and in procedures for suppressing LP gas leaks and fires.

Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) and Pursuit Driving Track: The Emergency Vehicle Operations Course and Pursuit Driving Range would be built to train emergency response personnel, including firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers in the safe operation of emergency, rescue, and police vehicles safely. The facility would be used for the two basic law enforcement academies that the college conducts each year and also would afford ongoing proficiency training for seasoned personnel. Presently, emergency vehicle operations are taught on an airport runway and taxiway; however, the FAA is applying pressure to eliminate such activity on airport grounds.

Outdoor Firearms Range: The firearms range would provide a convenient facility for conducting the 52-hour minimum firearms training required by the law enforcement academy. The range also would be used by seasoned officers undergoing regular proficiency training. Presently, firearms training is conducted at a variety of locations (including rock quarries) across the Southwest Tech District, none of which are well-suited to the requirements of law enforcement training.

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