Eldorado Valley home to new training range — PHOTOS
Members of local law enforcement watch an explosion during the grand opening ceremony of the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Boulder City on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The facility sits in 240 acres of land donated by Boulder City and the city of Henderson set aside $1 million to supplement $1.45 million in federal grants and appropriations to the cities secured by Harry Reid and the Nevada federal delegation. (Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus stands for the Pledge of Allegiance during the grand opening ceremony of the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Boulder City on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The facility sits in 240 acres of land donated by Boulder City and the city of Henderson set aside $1 million to supplement $1.45 million in federal grants and appropriations to the cities secured by Harry Reid and the Nevada federal delegation. (Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Boulder City Mayor Roger Tobler speaks during the grand opening ceremony of the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Boulder City on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The facility sits in 240 acres of land donated by Boulder City and the city of Henderson set aside $1 million to supplement $1.45 million in federal grants and appropriations to the cities secured by Harry Reid and the Nevada federal delegation. (Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid speaks during the grand opening ceremony of the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Boulder City on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The facility sits in 240 acres of land donated by Boulder City and the city of Henderson set aside $1 million to supplement $1.45 million in federal grants and appropriations to the cities secured by Harry Reid and the Nevada federal delegation. (Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid speaks to reporters during the grand opening ceremony of the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Boulder City on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The facility sits in 240 acres of land donated by Boulder City and the city of Henderson set aside $1 million to supplement $1.45 million in federal grants and appropriations to the cities secured by Harry Reid and the Nevada federal delegation. (Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sean West, transportation security specialist and explosives expert, creates an explosion during the grand opening ceremony of the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Boulder City on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The facility sits in 240 acres of land donated by Boulder City and the city of Henderson set aside $1 million to supplement $1.45 million in federal grants and appropriations to the cities secured by Harry Reid and the Nevada federal delegation. (Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sean West, transportation security specialist and explosives expert, holds up an example of a pipe bomb during the grand opening ceremony of the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Boulder City on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The facility sits in 240 acres of land donated by Boulder City and the city of Henderson set aside $1 million to supplement $1.45 million in federal grants and appropriations to the cities secured by Harry Reid and the Nevada federal delegation. (Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Law enforcement and media gathered Wednesday for demonstrations at the brand new Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Boulder City.
The facility contains tactical and qualification firearms ranges with classrooms, an emergency vehicle operator course, and an explosives and demolition range, according to a news release from the city of Henderson.
The facility sits on 240 acres of land donated by Boulder City. The city of Henderson set aside $1 million to supplement $1.45 million in federal grants and appropriations to the cities secured by U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and the Nevada federal delegation.
Reid and U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., attended Wednesday’s grand opening.
