VIDEO: The fire training tower in Stamper Park will soon be a thing in the past. Last week, crews began demolition of the tower. Longview Fire Marshal Kevin May spoke about the history of the tower and what it has meant to the City of Longview fire department. โOver the years, there have been literally hundreds, if not thousands, of firefighters from all across Texas have come to our facility to either apply for a job, we use this for our physical agility test, or they came here and did training,โ May said. โSo, itโs been a great tool, but like I said, itโs well over 50 years old. We got our moneyโs worth out of it and now weโre ready to start using our new field.โ May said the new fire department training field comes as part of the bond election that passed in 2018. โThe new drill field, everything is all comprised into one facility so we can use the building for multiple things going on at one time,โ May said.ย
