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Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Facility Receives 2008 Desert Peaks Award

The ‘Public Partnership’ Desert Peaks Award which recognizes excellence in regional cooperation was awarded to the City of Glendale, Arizona Regional Public Safety Training Facility on June 25th.

The $45 million state-of-the-art public safety training center represents a unique partnership between four West Valley cities and the Maricopa County Community College District. It is the first and only shared use public safety training center in the Valley. Along with classrooms and computers, its 56-acre “props” site includes a shooting range, driver training track, a burn/drill tower, a simulated fire station and many other features. By pooling their resources, the participating cities collectively saved millions of dollars. The inclusion of Maricopa Community Colleges in the partnership is expected to result in the expansion of community college public safety programming to campuses across the Valley, and to increase the number of students who are exposed to public safety as a professional career choice.

Partnering agencies: Cities of Avondale, Glendale, Peoria, and Surprise; Maricopa County Community College District.