Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service Training & Development Academy - coming in 2024

Construction is under way of a new state of the art Training & Development Academy and multi-pump 'superstation' in the heart of the community on Long Lane, Aintree in Liverpool.
The development will provide a centre of excellence for all staff but particularly those in operational roles, where they will hone their skills.
The facility will include immersive, realistic training zones that can be adapted to train for any foreseeable risk including high-rise, marine, flooding, motorway and train incidents. The site will include a 4-bay fire station offering 24-hour emergency response to the surrounding area, a secondary Fire Control facility and a National Resilience Centre of Excellence.
The new superstation will see response times reduce significantly across the area.
Designed to be accessible to all, the new location will hold staff well-being facilities, youth engagement facilities and meeting rooms for community use.
The environmental impact of the site has been considered carefully, with no fossil fuels used on site. Air source heat pumps and photovoltaic panels will provide energy, with an ultimate commitment to achieving zero carbon for the site moving forward. Twenty-three electric vehicle charging points will be included within the car parking spaces and a number of green measures have been incorporated into the site including biodiversity improvement measures and the planting of over 150 mature trees on site.
Take a look at this concept video to see how the facility will look when it is completed in 2024.