ARFF Training Center Engineering Team Going Strong If you’ve read anything about the design and construction of ARFF training centers, chances are you have also heard about Morrison-Maierle. Going strong since the early 1990s, Morrison-Maierle has provided both small- and large-scale Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) training center designs throughout the country. And the team doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. “In the early 90s, the airport manager in Helena (Montana) wanted to have a training center,” said Tim Orthmeyer, PE, who recently retired from his airport engineering career but remains connected to Morrison-Maierle’s ARFF project work. “It came online in 1996—andRead More →

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Alaska Regional Aircraft Fire Training Center The Alaska Regional Fire Training Center cost approximately $13 million and includes a Propane Fueled Spill Fire Trainer, Propane Fueled Specialized Aircraft Fires Trainer, and a 23,460 square foot Training Building. The building is a two story building with classrooms, offices, locker rooms, equipment rooms, and attached vehicle storage bays. The control room is on the second floor facing the training apparatus. A unique feature of this building design, included Non-FAA lease areas on the second floor and also included provisions for future expansion of the class room area and vehicle storage area. The owner chose to pay theRead More →

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San Bernardino Regional Emergency Training Center The San Bernardino Regional Emergency Training Center (SBRETC) in San Bernardino, California, is a state-of-art Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) training facility that offers programs designed to expose students to real life training exercises. Morrison-Maierle began work on the propane equipment acquisition, site layout study and concept design in 2000.  The Master Plan Study conducted for the San Bernardino Regional Emergency Training Services Center included a propane fueled spill fire trainer, propane fueled specialized aircraft fires trainer, and a 25,000 square foot training and administration building. The building is a two story building with classrooms, offices, locker rooms, equipment rooms,Read More →

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Rocky Mountain Emergency Services Training Center The Rocky Mountain Emergency Services Training Center (RMESTC) in Helena, Montana, provides some of the most realistic first responder training available in the world today. In operation since 1996, the facility and its training services continue to be refined and improved by the Helena Regional Airport Authority. Morrison-Maierle was there since the beginning, designing the initial Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) training center. Recently, a $947,000 upgrade was completed and Morrison-Maierle provided the funding guidance, design and specifications, and construction management. Additions to the RMESTC include four mobile training units that include a HAZMAT trainer, structural fire fighting trainer, mobileRead More →

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Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Fire Training Research Center Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport’s Fire Training Research Center (FTRC) provides agencies with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) and structural training services in an environment unique to any other training center in the world. The FTRC’s A-380 Multi-Purpose Trainer is the only A-380 mock up in the United States. It provides all levels of students with a one-of-a-kind, realistic experience that prepares them for a real aircraft incident. Morrison-Maierle designed the infrastructure for the new A-380 mock up. The design included the pit reconstruction, the foundation for the mock up, and the fully automated drain system. The new pitRead More →

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