SEDALIA FD OPENS TRAINING TOWER

The City of Sedalia’s project building a new station to replace the Central Fire Station included a new structure that will allow training to take place in the city.

The Sedalia Fire Department has already begun use of their live burn tower, which enables new firefighters to obtain their certification without having to leave the city. Fire Chief Matt Irwin says that prior to the new structure coming online, trainees would have to travel about an hour to the nearest eligible location.
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Irwin says he hopes nearby communities will bring their firefighters to train in Sedalia.

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The new training tower and Sedalia Fire Department’s Station One are located along East Fifth Street, on land previously used by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. The Sedalia Parks and Recreation’s new Memory Lanes bowling alley and e-sports arena is also located on this parcel.