Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) urban search and rescue team is forming a new Type 3 team that will be based in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The TX-TF1 Lower Rio Grande Valley – Type 3 urban search and rescue team would provide regional response assets for flash flooding, wide area search and structural collapse, said TX-TF1 Director Billy Parker. The team could also be mobilized for a state deployment.
A new “Compressor Station” firefighting project has been constructed at Brayton Fire Training Field to enhance the industrial firefighter training offered by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. The 112 x 128-foot industrial firefighting project simulates a process unit at a petrochemical plant.
The Basic County Corrections (BCC) course offered through the TEEX Corrections Academy has become a significant licensing tool to meet new jailer staffing requirements. In fact, more than 50% of all Texas counties are now using the blended learning program.
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) dedicated the new Bunker Gear Drying Facility at Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station to a champion of the Texas Fire Service, Pat Barrett. The dedication ceremony on July 20, drew about 150 fire chiefs and other fire service leaders, TEEX officials and employees, along with members of the Barrett family.
Safety and health professionals can now earn the TEEX Certified Safety and Health Official™ (CSHO) certificate in Construction or General Industry in just four months through the CSHO Quik-Trac program.
The public is invited to a firefighting demonstration on July 24, 2013, sponsored by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) in conjunction with its 84th Annual Municipal Fire Training School at the Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station
Hundreds of Spanish-speaking firefighters from across the globe are expected for the 47th annual Spanish Fire Training School (Escuela para Bomberos en Español), which begins July 7.
KW Industries of Sugar Land, TX, increased new sales by $5 million and retained $15 million in sales after assistance by the East/Central Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC), which is operated by TEEX.
Whenever and whatever public health emergency strikes, a plan for rapid, mass prophylaxis is vital. That’s where TEEX training can help. Since 2007, TEEX has helped prepare thousands of health care workers, public health departments and emergency medical services for the next public health threat or outbreak through specialized training in “Bioterrorism: Mass Prophylaxis Preparedness and Planning.”
TEEX has launched a new US&R Rescue Specialist Certificate Program, which recognizes members of urban search and rescue teams who have completed more than 300 hours of advanced training.
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