Groundbreaking today for new training facility

Clayton County Fire and Emergency Services will break ground on its new multipurpose training facility at 11:30 a.m. today. The new building at 7810 Highway 85, Riverdale, was part of the approved 2009 SPLOST project.

The facility will hold four 1,000-square-foot classrooms that can convert into a large conference/seminar area that seats 200-plus people. Along with the multiuse classrooms will be two EMS training labs to be used for training fire personnel with latest procedures in emergency medicine.

The building will also house a fitness center. The Clayton County Emergency Management Agency will be based at the new complex and it will be the headquarters for the emer-