An overview of the planning and construction stages emphasizes that the facility was not just a new building, but was an innovative, comprehensive approach to training the State's public safety personnel. In particular, the consolidation facilitated cross-training. Funding, site selection, and design considerations are discussed. The six complexes of the completed facility are described in detail: an academic center with classrooms, laboratories, a conference center, and printing services; driver training which includes skid and tactical road courses; a corrections unit that includes mock prisons and jails and will use inmate labor in numerous operations; firefighters' facilities with a seven-story tower and a three-story burn building; a practical exercise area where mock situations can be simulated; and a firearms training complex with five ranges and a skills building. Maps and photographs.