City, SMFD break ground on Fire Training Center

The sounds of bulldozers clearing land filled the air Friday morning as a patch of land off Airport Highway will soon become home to the San Marcos Fire Department Fire Training Center.

The City of San Marcos broke ground Friday on the facility located at 4710 Airport Highway, which will serve as a training ground for the San Marcos Fire Department as well as the San Marcos Police Department, EMS and neighboring fire departments.

“Our fire department began as an all-volunteer run department in 1884,” Mayor Jane Hughson said. “Times have changed. We are growing at a fast rate and our needs are growing also. We’re breaking ground today on our very own training facility.”