A new 6,500 square foot building is being constructed at the Danbury Fire Training School on Plumtrees Road.  A request for proposals is going out for the interior work.  Bids for Phase 2 of the project will be accepted through September 10th.  Danbury Assistant Fire Chief Mark Omasta says the facility will have a 30 seat classroom and a 20 seat classroom along with a conference room, offices for the Training Division, and a couple of engine bays.

Omasta called it a needed improvement to the current facility.  Classroom training is run out of a single-wide trailer.  It can only accommodate 15 firefighters.  He notes that is a very crowded situation.

Most of the state certification courses and the classes held by the Department require classroom time.

Construction will start at the end of this month on the exterior of the building.  Fire officials hope the building will be completed by the end of this year.

A mandatory pre-bid conference is being held on August 26th at 1pm at Danbury City Hall.