Purchase of shipping containers for public safety training structure before City Council

posted on 9/8/2025

The City Council is expected to authorize the purchase of used shipping containers for Dover Fire and Rescue to create a joint public safety training structure at its Wednesday, Sept. 10 meeting.

The project would stack and join 12 40-foot shipping containers to form a three-story structure with a peaked roof for vertical and elevated entry training. The training structure would be a joint effort of Dover Fire and Rescue, Dover Police Department and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, commonly referred to as the SWAT team. It would provide training for search and rescue drills utilizing firefighters’ self-contained breathing apparatus, joint police-fire threat simulations, the tactical unit’s forcible entry, stairwell and room-clearing drills, and provide an area for student training for Dover High School’s firefighter program.

Also on the agenda is a resolution to authorize the abatement of outstanding charges and accrued interest previously invoiced to the Cocheco Friends for the Dover Holiday Parade traffic details.

Additionally, there are resolutions that would authorize contracting for laboratory testing services, the purchase of a wheeled excavator and approving amendments to the Dover Business and Industrial Development Authority operating rules.

Click here for the complete agenda.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Chambers. It will be televised on DoverTV and online at https://dovernh.viebit.com.