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Hamilton County buys new EMS training center for $3.1 million

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ The building at 3916 Volunteer Drive, seen July 12, was purchased for $3.1 million to serve as a new Hamilton County EMS training facility.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ The building at 3916 Volunteer Drive, seen July 12, was purchased for $3.1 million to serve as a new Hamilton County EMS training facility. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ The building at 3916 Volunteer Drive, seen July 12, was purchased for $3.1 million to serve as a new Hamilton County EMS training facility.

By David Floyd 3 min read


After years using a nearly century-old building, paramedics and emergency medical technicians in Hamilton County will soon receive their training in a new facility.

Hamilton County commissioners voted Wednesday to buy a property at 3916 Volunteer Drive for more than $3.1 million. It will serve as a new training center for Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services.

The 16,400-square-foot building will have adequate space for training, administrative offices and storage. It also offers the department room to grow. It was fully renovated with a new roof and HVAC system in 2017, according to the resolution commissioners passed Wednesday.

The county is purchasing the property with $3 million of federal relief funds it received through the American Rescue Plan Act, a stimulus package passed by Democrats in Congress in 2021 to help the economy through the pandemic. The remaining funding will come from the EMS budget. The existing training center is off Ashmore Avenue in White Oak.