Omaha Public Safety Training Center

RDG worked closely with the Police and Fire departments, as well with the City of Omaha's Facilities Management Office, to join this new 72,000 SF Administration and Classroom Center with the Nebraska Army National Guard’s recently completed 45,000 SF Readiness Center.  Joining the National Guard and the City of Omaha’s facilities provided spaces that could be used jointly between all groups.  Two Indoor Gun Ranges and a 15,000 SF indoor practical applications training area, that can be used for night training during the day,  water flow demonstrations, laddering, rappelling and advance hose training are highlights of the new facility. Other components included: Three clean classrooms, also serving as a secondary; EOC for the City of Omaha; Two practical classrooms; Administrative spaces; Indoor 25-yard tactical gun range; Indoor 50-yard fixed gun range; Driving simulation rooms; FATS room (Fire Arms Training Simulator); Crime scene scenario rooms; Practical training facilities; and Defensive tactics areas.

The architectural focal point of this facility is the intersection of hallways linking the Army National Guard and Omaha Police training facilities. RDG's architects proposed this be the location for a supergraphic designed to energize this facility that serves police, fire, national guard, public works, and other professions that protect and serve the City of Omaha. Graphic designers at RDG then worked closely with the client to identify the look and feel that would be most appropriate to the space. The proposed artwork is both patriotic and contemporary to accommodate all groups who utilize the facility. The supergraphic is designed to have immediate visual impact upon entrance to the corridor as well as complex enough to reveal new details as the viewer approaches the feature wall.