Peter M. Becker Training Facility

Peter M. Becker Training Facility Hilltown Regional Fire Training Center Corporation is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation established in 2014.

Our sole purpose is to construct, maintain, and oversee a firefighter training facility in East Berne, in the “Heart of the Helderbergs”. The facility will be located on property previously purchased by the Berne Fire District in early 2013 for the purpose of building a future new East Berne Fire Station. The property is large enough to accommodate a fire station as well as a training facility to

benefit all fire and EMS agencies in southern Albany County. The vision began when several Chief Officers of the Berne Fire District had shared their idea of building this much needed training facility for the benefit of all of the hilltown fire companies. They proposed their idea to the Berne Fire District Board of Commissioners in May of 2013 and the Board generously agreed to let them advance their plan. A team of eleven local fire chiefs stepped up to serve on the committee, and the 501c3 not-for-profit entity was formed in mid 2014. The Board of Directors is comprised of seven local volunteer fire chiefs. We also have representatives from the Berne Fire District Board of Commissioners as well as several additional non-voting fire chiefs on our advisory team. Following a stringent regulatory process, we have worked with state, local, and federal regulatory agencies to survey and prepare the property for development. We have received guidance from Lamont Engineers, Matrix Environmental Technologies Inc, Bagdon Environmental, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, the Berne Planning Board, and the US Army Corp of Engineers to date. Lamont Engineers will be the principal engineers of the project, with civil engineering provided by Albany County, complements of legislator Deborah Busch and Albany County Executive Dan McCoy. We have a professional grant writer on our staff and we have several grant applications in process at this time. It is our hope that with strong political and local support, grant funding will materialize in the very near future. To date, initial funding has been provided by local volunteer fire companies and personal donations. These funds have financed the site regulatory work performed to date. We are now approaching the shovel-ready state of the project and our fundraising will progress in earnest.

02/27/2025

If you and your family are looking for something to do this coming Saturday for a couple of hours, stop down to the Berne Firehouse for a Movie night sponsored by us! We'd love to see the community come for a Movie night, Please Share!

New York state approves property tax break for volunteer first responders. What to know—The state Legislature and Gov. K...
01/18/2023

New York state approves property tax break for volunteer first responders. What to know—The state Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul have approved a property tax exemption of up to 10 % on the primary home for volunteer first responders who have been members of a fire department or ambulance service for at least two years.

The Legislature and governor approve a 10% property tax exemption on the primary home for certain volunteer first responders.

03/14/2022

This Is Your Chance — At a time when your community needs you most, what better way to serve than with the volunteer fire service? As new problems challenge us, there will always be a need for volunteer first responders who step up and help. You can be one of them by joining now.

Instruction for next generation firefighters.
10/26/2021

Instruction for next generation firefighters.

Training tonight, rotating crews from 310 and 319.
10/26/2021

Training tonight, rotating crews from 310 and 319.

10/24/2021
Big news!
10/21/2020

Big news!

Getting ready for new concrete pads.
10/06/2020

Getting ready for new concrete pads.

12/16/2019

There’s a fire. You call for help. Who answers? The vast majority of Americans live in places that don’t have a single firefighter on the payroll.…

First Responders' Day: A Moment in Search
10/28/2019


First Responders' Day: A Moment in Search

Thank you to the firefighters, EMTs, police officers, and all the first responders who never stop searching for what it takes to live a life of service. Lear...

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792 Helderberg Trail
East Berne, NY
12059

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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