Gwinnett Breaks Ground for Fire Academy Expansion

A groundbreaking is scheduled Tuesday for the Phase 2 expansion at the Gwinnett Fire Academy, work for which will begin this fall and be completed in two years.

The groundbreaking, with Fire Chief Casey Snyder as emcee, and remarks from Gwinnett County Chairman Charlotte Nash and District 3 Commissioner Tommy Hunter, will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Fire Academy behind the high-rise training tower at 3608 Braselton Highway in Dacula.

According to a press release:

The new facility will feature a new academic building, three-bay apparatus building with classrooms and a large training pavilion. The academic building will consist of eight large training rooms and house a student resource center, kitchen, and conference room. The project is funded by the voter-approved 2009 SPLOST sales tax.