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COD considers plans to build training center for first responders

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The Midwest Regional Training Center, an off-campus training facility for local, state and federal first responders, would also include a tactical village with a helicopter pad. The center could appeal to rescuers from all over the suburbs.

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The College of DuPage is in the planning stages for a $50 million to $75 million Midwest Regional Training Center for first responders that would include railroad tracks, a burn tower, an airplane fuselage and hazardous materials tanks.

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The proposed Midwest Regional Training Center would include a tactical village that would allow first responders to conduct mock shooter- and incident-response scenarios, officials said.

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College of DuPage officials say the nearest comprehensive training center for emergency first responders is in Texas, so they're taking the lead in trying to bring one to Chicago's suburbs. The Midwest Regional Training Center is envisioned as an off-campus training facility for local, state and federal agencies, as well as an emergency operations locale for those groups to work together during a major incident.

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