SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

COUNTY LEGISLATOR WROBLEWSKI LEADS LEGISLATURE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FOR START OF SITE WORK NEW, UPGRADED LIVE BURN BUILDING

The Erie County Legislature unanimously approved a contract to proceed with work on building a new live burn building at the Erie County Fire Training Center during a special session September 4.

The County Legislature approved awarding a contract to Weydman Electric and Ed Bauer Construction for the construction of a new live burn building at the Fire Training Center, 3359 Broadway in Cheektowaga, at is special session at the Fire Training Center September 4. The funding was previously authorized in 2007 and will be when the 2008 capital bonds are approved.

"This new live burn building will replace the current structure, which has been condemned, and provide much needed upgraded facilities for our first responders to train and meet the growing needs and requirements of firefighting and serving the public," County Legislator Timothy M. Wroblewski (D-West Seneca, South Cheektowaga), Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, who has strongly supported the new facility, including with his committee's approval, said.

"This is the first phase of improvements to Erie County’s fire training facilities, and are needed to continue our efforts to assist first responders in becoming more qualified to protect Erie County residents," Legislator Wroblewski added. "The actual building materials will soon be delivered, so this action will allow for the site work and erecting of the live burn building."

"We have worked hard to provide our volunteer and professional firefighters with updated and necessary equipment to protect our homes, businesses, families and the first providers themselves," Legislator Wroblewski said. "Building the new live burn building is a major step toward achieving these goals."

Firefighters from several districts, including East Seneca in West Seneca and Bellevue in Cheektowaga, were present at the Fire Training Center for both the special session and for training seminars.

Erie County Legislator Timothy M. Wroblewski (D-West Seneca, Cheektowaga), center, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, discusses the advantages of the new live burn building to be built at the Erie County Fire Training Center in Cheektowaga with two members of the East Seneca Fire Company, both who hold countywide positions. On the left is William Boldt, Chairman of the Board of the Erie County Fire Advisory Board, and on the right is Richard Mariani, President of the Erie County Fire Chiefs Association.

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