EPM Students Tour Training Center

On Friday, March 27, students in EPM 406 Professional Preparation for Careers in Emergency Management received an orientation to and tour of the Chester County Public Safety Training Center (CCPSTC) in Coatesville, PA. Every year, the multimillion-dollar facility trains over 20,000 members of law enforcement, the fire service, and other emergency services. The tour included stops in the Academic Building, the Range Facility, and the Tactical Village.

EPM 406 students stand in front of the 9/11 Memorial at the CCPSTC. The display includes a steel girder that had been forged at the Lukens steelworks in Coatesville and was later recovered from Ground Zero.

Dr. George Schwartz (l) and students from EPM 406 stand in front of one of the “burn buildings” in the CCPSTC’s Tactical Village. Burn buildings are used to train firefighters under realistic conditions.