An open house

and dedication for the Peachtree City Fire Department's new Training Burn

Building will be held Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at the Leach Fire Station on

Paschall Road.

The 2,400 sq.

ft. concrete structure will be used to train career and volunteer firefighters

side-by-side.

"It allows

us to train in as realistic a situation as possible," said training

Lt. David Williamson.

The building

was designed to simulate a variety of firefighting situations with a commercial

storefront on one side, a residential building on another side and a hotel/balcony

setup on yet another side.

The two-story

building also has one wall featuring a second floor entrance so firefighters

can simulate basement fires, Williamson said.

"It's

really a very versatile building," Williamson said.

The roof features

roof ventilation simulators and anchor points for ropes to use for rescue

training.

Previously,

Peachtree City used Fayette County's burn building for training, but that

was logistically cumbersome to coordinate, according to officials.

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