Pelham has been chosen as the site for a one-of-a-kind interactive center aimed at informing the public about safety.

The National Center for Fire and Life Safety (NCFLS) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced today the NFPA HEROES Experience, the first public fire and life safety education attraction of its kind, will be built in Pelham.

The $100 million, 100,000-square-foot center will be located off Interstate 65 and is bordered by I-65, County Road 52 and Alabama 31. A groundbreaking is projected to take place in 2019, with opening set for 2021.

Boston’s Verner Johnson is the architecture firm designing the project, while BRC Imagination Art, which has been involved in projects from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will design the visitor’s experience.