CAPITAL PROJECT WORKSHEET — LIVE TRAINING FACILITY

Fire Training Tower ROI

Model the payback and long-run return on a live-fire training tower against what the department currently spends sending crews offsite. Adjust every field to match your department's numbers.

TOTAL CAPITAL $800,000

SERVICE LIFE 30 YRS

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Facility Cost

Materials package $500,000

Cost of the tower structure and burn props as delivered.

Construction cost $300,000

Site prep, foundation, utilities, and installation labor.

Useful lifespan 30 yrs

Annual maintenance & upkeep $12,000

Inspections, prop repair, fuel for burns, structural upkeep.

Offsite Training Costs (Avoided)

Firefighters trained on-site per year 200

Cost per firefighter, sent offsite $800

Travel, lodging, per diem, overtime backfill, and outside facility fees, per trainee.

Shared-Use Revenue

Rental sessions to other agencies / year 20

Rental rate per session $1,500

Charged to mutual-aid partners, academies, or private industry using the tower.

Payback period

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time to recover total capital cost

ROI over service life

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net return on total cost

CUMULATIVE CASH POSITIONbreakeven —