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A Fire Training Tower to Fit Every Department or District’s Needs

Types of fire training towers

At WHP TrainingtowersTM, not only are our steel fire training towers stronger and more affordable than towers made from concrete, we also offer a variety of options to choose from. Every fire training tower order is unique. Whether you are a single fire department or part of a district, we have a training tower to fit your needs, your schedule, and your budget. We offer quick-ship, custom, & MODx fire training towers:

1. Quick-Ship (Standard) Training Towers

Our Quick-Ship Training Towers offer the same rugged dual frame, fully galvanized fire training facility with a quicker turnaround and faster delivery time (approximately 8-10 weeks). Our Standard towers incorporate and exceed current and proposed NFPA 1402 standards of training excellence in live fire training facilities. We have incorporated the tactics of the most commonly encountered modern fire scenarios and integrated them into the training evolutions available on our standard building design packages.

Standard Tower Designs Offer:

  • An assortment of choices in the most popular color combinations.
  • Even on our standard towers, WHP can be your turnkey supplier/contractor from conception to installation.
  • Plus, each building is supplied with a complete set of detailed specifications and drawings that can be used by any architect, contractor or qualified steel building erector to install the building.

Quick ship buildings can be customized and added on to with options and designs after the initial purchase and installation, so your building can grow with the community you serve.

2. Custom Training Towers

Our custom training towers offer a custom-designed layout specific to your organization’s training requirements. (Delivery time approximately 12-14 weeks). From conception to completion, WHP consultants work directly with your department to assess and integrate the specific needs of your organization/community. Each live fire training tower will be designed and built to your exact specifications to address your specific required training evolutions.

Custom Tower Designs Offer:

  • Fully customizable up to 7 stories.
  • A variety of custom colors and façades including stone, brick and concrete.Can be engineered to meet specifications including seismic and wind load requirements in all 50 states.
  • Fully modifiable to incorporate every training prop and option WHP has to offer.
  • We have a full design and fabrication team to create and incorporate training scenarios and props at your request.
  • Versatility – can be added on to later to grow with the community you serve.

3. MODx Training Towers

Our MODx training towers allow for open floor plans without any interior structural walls. The walls are independent of the unit which allows all walls, doors, and windows to be easily moved, removed, or reconfigured allowing for a wider variety of training exercises within the system. It offers departments a grant-eligible, affordable training solution while still providing the quality they have grown to expect from WHP Trainingtowers™.

Modular Tower Designs Offer:

  • Fully galvanized structural steel frame
  • 5-year structural warranty
  • Low maintenance (adheres to ASTM A123 which exceeds the 50-year mark on the “time to first maintenance (TFM)” chart)
  • Can be easily expanded in the future
  • Life expectancy that outlasts any other comparable product on the market today.

All of these types of metal fire training towers can be easily customized and added on to after the initial purchase and installation. That means your building can grow with the community you serve. At WHP TrainingtowersTM, we build the most rugged and reliable fire training towers capable of burning both Class A and Class B fires. Whether you go standard, custom, or MODx, WHP stands behind every tower we sell from conception to completion and beyond.

WHP Fire Training Towers Feature PadgeniteTM Burn Panels

In response to the wide range of training requirements within our customer base, WHP offers our exclusive Padgenite Interlock™ burn panel system. These insulating burn panels offer ultimate safety, durability, and realism. The panels are part of a system that arrives on-site with a full set of pre-engineered drawings. We work with you to select the best product or combination of products to ensure optimal coverage at the best price. Whether you currently have a WHP training tower, concrete structure, metal building or shipping containers, we can retrofit a burn room for you with our Padgenite™ panels.

At WHP Trainingtowers ™, our goal is to improve firefighter safety by creating the best, safest, and most realistic fire training tower experience possible. We can create the fire training tower you need. If you’d like to learn more about WHP Trainingtowers™ and our innovation in fire training, call 1-800-351-2525 or for international calls 1 913-385-3663 or contact us online.