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Protecting the Homeland By Barbara Doepping Interact Business Group Kalamazoo Regional Police and Fire Training Center (KRTC) Opens Phase One On August 28, 2008, just 14 days short of the seventh year anniversary of the 9/11, 2001 terrorist attacks on American soil, the first phase of the Kalamazoo Regional Police and Fire Training Center was dedicated at 911 Training Center Boulevard in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During the attacks in 2001, first responders—represented by law enforcement, fire, military, rescue, private citizens and K-9 units—arose to selflessly and heroically risk and sacrifice their lives to help their fellow citizens.
This same year, 2001, the City and County of Kalamazoo, City of Portage, City of Oshtemo, Kalamazoo Township, Western Michigan University, and the Kalamazoo Community College came together to investigate the need, potential location and cost to build and operate a regional public-safety training academy. Their vision was to provide men and women in uniform with the best training concepts and practices possible in order to confront violence, crime and tragedy with skill and courage, often in the face of great personal danger. They recognized that a first responder’s skill, sensitivity and ethics depend in large part on the quality of their training and the depth of their leadership skills. And they asked the Interact Business Group to develop the project’s strategic business plan. The Interact Business Group is no new comer to the public safety training center arena. The company brought to the table years of experience in writing public safety training center plans from all agencies—large, small, metropolitan, rural and volunteer. Their Business Plan Process© seven-step method provided the critical steps necessary for success. Each Partner was assessed for current and future needs for both training facilities and equipment and their specific requirements determined. A detailed analysis regarding the efficiency of co-location of the facilities was thoroughly investigated. And on August 28, the vision of these communities became a reality.
For more information on this project and other Mary Burdick Marketing Administrator Interact Business Group 800.228.3710 ext.711 mary@interactbusinessgroup.com
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