A Parker County fire engine parked in front of the training tower, with the department crest on the tower and firefighters at its base

Fire training / 01 of 06

Parker County Fire ESD 1 Training Center

Entero role
Project bid, awarded and completed
Location
Texas
Height
Five stories
Containers
30
Area
10,000 SF

A brief for mid-rise conditions

Parker County’s plans for a new fire and rescue training center included a five-story tower for mid-rise training. The 2023 project announcement described planned scenarios involving mixed-use buildings, interior-hallway apartments, garden apartments and mercantile occupancies.

Those scenarios gave the proposed tower a training context beyond its height: the announcement connected it with the building conditions firefighters would be preparing to encounter.

Thirty containers, five stories, a completed building

Entero bid for the Parker County project, was awarded the work and completed it alongside Advanced Fire Control. The finished Texas training building comprises 30 containers, rises five stories and has a reported area of 10,000 square feet.

The tower in use

In November 2024, the department reported using its new tower for the Midrise Mayhem training conference. Firefighters received instruction and took part in drills on priorities and methods for fires in mid-rise buildings, with instructors brought in from Atlanta, Houston and Columbus.

The department’s account described the tactical challenges addressed in the training: multiple floors, large footprints and more complex operations.

A completed Texas training building, with tower-scale design at the center of the case study.

The building in numbers

  1. 5 stories Height of the training building
  2. 30 Containers forming the structure
  3. 10,000 SF Reported building area
Firefighters on ladders below an open tower window, with a mannequin on one ladder. Photo: Crystal Burns Photography
Firefighters on ladders below an open tower window, with a mannequin on one ladder. Photo: Crystal Burns Photography
Firefighters at the foot of a ladder and beside an upper doorway, with red stairs behind them. Photo: Crystal Burns Photography
Firefighters at the foot of a ladder and beside an upper doorway, with red stairs behind them. Photo: Crystal Burns Photography
Smoke drifting from openings in the stacked container tower. Photo: Crystal Burns Photography
Smoke drifting from openings in the stacked container tower. Photo: Crystal Burns Photography
Smoke around the tower, with a firefighter beside ladders and part of a fire engine at right. Photo: Crystal Burns Photography
Smoke around the tower, with a firefighter beside ladders and part of a fire engine at right. Photo: Crystal Burns Photography
The completed container tower with red exterior stairs and railings against a blue sky
The completed container tower with red exterior stairs and railings against a blue sky
Rear corner of the Parker County tower showing stacked container openings
Rear corner of the Parker County tower showing stacked container openings
Floodlights illuminating the Parker County training building after dark
Floodlights illuminating the Parker County training building after dark
Crews directing hose streams toward the Parker County tower
Crews directing hose streams toward the Parker County tower

Project FAQ

Project questions.

How large is the Parker County building?

Jovan reports an area of 10,000 SF across five levels, assembled from 30 containers.

Was Parker County only a proposal?

No. Jovan's October 2026 update identifies the work as completed, following Entero's bid and award.

Which collaborator did Jovan ask to credit at Parker County?

He named Advanced Fire Control as the firm working side by side with Entero.

What training use did the department report?

Its November 2024 account describes Midrise Mayhem instruction and drills addressing fire operations in mid-rise buildings.