The official Groundbreaking for the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA) Conference Center will be this Wednesday (10/03/18) in Bell Buckle. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak, and members of the Tennessee fire service will be in attendance at the event.

The new $5.7 million conference center will be the first addition since the Academy's opening. When completed, the conference center will provide an additional 19,000 square feet to host large classes, conferences, and graduations.

Since its opening in 2002, the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA) has been a nationally recognized leader in fire service and codes enforcement education. The facility will give the academy the state-of-the-art facilities and technology needed to help train and educate the more than 15,000 students the academy instructs each year.

LOCATION: 2161 Unionville-Deason Rd., Bell Buckle, Tenn. 37020.
TIME/DATE: 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday Oct. 3, 2018.