Fort Worth, TX – March 20, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — The City Council approved a resolution naming the new Public Safety Complex in memory of Bob Bolen, the longest-serving mayor of Fort Worth.
The new complex, at West Felix and South Hemphill streets, will replace an aging facility at 1000 Calvert St. while adding modern technology to help meet the demands of the city’s public safety departments.
The new facility will include indoor and outdoor training environments, classrooms and office space, firing ranges, indoor tactical training areas, an Emergency Vehicle Operators (EVOC) course and a Class A live fire training structure.
Future improvements may include a working fire station, a museum and a public safety education children’s village, pending funding.
Bolen, who was mayor from 1982-1991, died Jan. 6, 2014.
