{"id":280747,"date":"2026-05-06T03:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/280747\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T03:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:40:07","slug":"cedar-park-celebrates-new-public-safety-training-facility-emergency-operations-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/280747\/","title":{"rendered":"Cedar Park celebrates new public safety training facility, emergency operations center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCedar Park officials held a ribbon-cutting for the city&#8217;s new, joint Public Safety Training Facility April 24.<\/p>\n<p>A closer look<\/p>\n<p>The 17,000-square-foot facility serves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarparktexas.gov\/161\/Police-Department\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">police<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarparktexas.gov\/751\/Fire-Department\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fire<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarparktexas.gov\/1088\/Homeland-Security-Emergency-Management\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">emergency management<\/a> personnel, featuring classrooms, offices, a simulation and training building, and a garage for emergency vehicles, according to a city news release. Additionally, the facility includes the city\u2019s first dedicated Emergency Operations Center.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Management Coordinator John Cummins said the operations center provides a space &#8220;where all emergency services and all other city functions can come together in one room and have one voice in what&#8217;s going on, make sure we&#8217;re all on the same page and that the same effort is going out across the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fire Chief James Mallinger said that the new facility will allow the police and fire departments to immediately follow up classroom instruction with hands-on training.<\/p>\n<p>The new training center is located adjacent to the city&#8217;s existing fire training tower.<\/p>\n<p>Some context<\/p>\n<p>Cedar Park voters approved $30 million for the Public Safety Joint Training as part of the city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarparktexas.gov\/1239\/Bond-Program-2022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2022 bond program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The city <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/austin\/cedar-park-far-northwest-austin\/government\/2024\/11\/06\/cedar-park-breaks-ground-on-public-safety-joint-training-facility\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">broke ground<\/a> on the facility in Nov. 2024. At that groundbreaking, Mallinger said the department had been using a converted house as a classroom for years, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.<\/p>\n<p>Notable quotes<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to provide the best service we can to our citizens, and [having] this type of facility is going to allow us to do that,&#8221; Police Chief Mike Harmon said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t take it for granted, the support that we have here in Cedar Park.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cedar Park officials held a ribbon-cutting for the city&#8217;s new, joint Public Safety Training Facility April 24. 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