Updated April 24, 2019

Progress continues on a new Lawrence County training facility for firefighters, constructed in memory of their fallen brother.

“Everyone is still working hard, and making steady progress on the Jason Dickey Memorial Fire Training Center,” the Lawrenceburg Fire Department said in a recent statement.

Dickey, 38, an 11-year veteran of the Lawrenceburg Fire Department, died fighting a blaze at 512 Hood Lakes Road on Feb. 12, 2018.

Located on a 4.73-acre plot of land next to the Crawfish Valley Volunteer Fire Department on Crescent Factory Road, the three-story training center will allow local firefighters to meet state mandated training requirements.

The department also recently shared an architectural plan of the three-level training structure, drawn by Smith Kade from the Lawrence County Emergency Medical Service.

Much of the $750,000 project is being funded through private donations, along with support from the Lawrenceburg Utility Systems, the Lawrence County Highway Department and the city and county governments.