City of Newnan celebrates opening of Fire Training Facility

Pictured above (left to right) – Mayor Keith Brady, Council Members Rhodes Shell, Ray DuBose, George Alexander, Chief Stephen Brown, Council Members Paul Guillaume and Dustin Koritko. 

From Special Reports

The City of Newnan celebrated the completion of the Fire Training Facility on 473 Greison Trail on Tuesday, January 9.

Complete with a burn building, educational training room, and office space, the facility offers opportunities to train the Newnan Fire Department in the latest techniques. 

Mayor Keith Brady thanked the following for their role in the completion of the training facility: the Citizens of Newnan for their support of SPLOST, which funded this training facility, the City Council, New South Construction Company‘s Rob Ragan, Scott Meeks and Brad Bringle, WHP’s Capt. Rob VanBibber, 2WR Architecture’s Alex Grigges and Kelly Wilson, Newnan Utilities, and Newnan City Staff, specifically Cleatus Phillips, Hasco Craver, Ronda Helton, Fire Chief Stephen Brown, and Mike Furbush.

“We appreciate so much everybody’s attention to this project. You’ve heard me say it a thousand times, but I’ll say it again: public safety in the City of Newnan is top of the list always. It is the most important thing we do for our citizens. You men and women are a critical part of that mission and we appreciate everything you do every day,” shared Mayor Brady. 

A community wide public safety event will be announced in the spring and will afford the public an opportunity to visit the facility and observe training. Fire Chief Stephen Brown shared, “I look forward to welcoming the public and giving them a glimpse of the wonderful training we will be able to do in this facility.”