Product field tests provide critical data for companies
Three companies field-tested specialized products recently during a Texas Task Force 1 full-scale exercise and left with data that will help further refine or market their products.
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Training, exercises are vital to prepare for pandemic influenza
Long before the current H1N1 flu or “swine flu” outbreak made the news, NERRTC was preparing the state and nation for the “worst-case scenario” of a pandemic influenza outbreak through planning assistance, mass prophylaxis training and pandemic flu exercises.
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New Hazardous Materials Container Specialist certificate offered by TEEX
TEEX’s Emergency Services Training Institute is offering a new NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Container Specialist certificate. Twenty-six employees of Bayer Corporation became the first to earn the new certificate.
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NERRTC to aid Illinois schools with violence prevention course
The State of Illinois recently enacted a broad plan designed to train trainers for an Illinois Higher Education Threat Assessment Team program.
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Development of TEEX’s affordable risk assessment software complete
After two years of design and development by a team of Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) multi-risk experts, the Secure Assessment Software Tool, or SAST, was completed in December 2008.
The Web-based, encrypted software is designed to help risk managers identify physical security system vulnerabilities and define and address shortfalls in planning, equipment and training.
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TX-TF1 members return from North Dakota flooding
As flood waters continue to subside in the Red River Valley in North Dakota, four members of Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) have been demobilized and returned to the teamÂ’s headquarters in College Station.
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TX-TF1 personnel requested by FEMA to aid in North Dakota flooding
Four members of the stateÂ’s elite search and rescue team, Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1), have been requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide support for North Dakota officials dealing with the massive flooding in the area.
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TX-TF1 to prepare for upcoming response season
Fresh off one of the most active and destructive response seasons in history, the state’s elite search and rescue team – Texas Task Force 1, or TX-TF1 – will hone its skills in preparation for upcoming responses by participating in a full-scale exercise March 28-29 in Disaster City®.
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Francis Tuttle becomes TEEX safety center
An agreement signing ceremony held today at Francis TuttleÂ’s Rockwell campus designates Francis Tuttle as a Texas Engineering Extension Service, or TEEX, Cooperative Learning Center.
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Hazardous materials training conducted for National Guard Bureau
TEEX is conducting hazardous materials training for up to 1,500 members of National Guard Bureau response teams across the country.
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