In Quarters: East Valley Public Safety Training Center, Yucaipa, CA

This facility received the Training Facilities Bronze award in the 2024 Firehouse Station Design Awards. Find the full list of winners here.

The new East Valley Public Safety Training Center is the latest addition to the fire academy at Crafton Hills College. Designed to assist students with the certification process, the facility combines a three-story commercial component and a two-story residential component into a single training structure. As a result, a wide variety of training scenarios are provided.

Building features include a ground-floor warehouse area, a residential garage, interior and exterior stairways, multiple Class B burn props, maze panels, breach props and a forcible entry door. Concrete masonry is used for all interior and exterior walls. Floors and balconies are castin-place concrete. High-temperature lining is used in all burn areas.

The facility is located adjacent to the fire academy and incorporates the existing water recycling system into the design. Other site features include a live fire car prop and a Class A flashover chamber with scrubber.

Architect/Firm Name: PBK