Fire training facility

Built and opened a dedicated live fire and search training facility for the Yukon Fire Department at Fire Station #1 (1000 E. Main Street). The 3,000-square-foot modular facility — constructed from 10 cargo containers by Lonestar Tactical Buildings of Hempstead, Texas — includes three live burn rooms with movable walls for realistic residential-layout training scenarios. Dedicated November 21, 2025, Fire Chief Shawn Vogt called it 'a significant milestone.' Half of the $542,622.74 cost was covered by an ARPA-SLFRF federal grant.

What it means: $542,622.74 training tower — half ARPA-funded — enables year-round live fire training locally