Current and former TEEX employees turned out to bid farewell to Deputy Director Sue Shahan (right) at a reception on March 21 at the H.D. Smith Complex at Brayton Fire Training Field. Shahan, who retired March 31, was honored for her 26 years of service to the agency and 42 years of service to the…
Forty-five canine search specialist (CSS) teams plus 10 additional search and rescue personnel were on hand for the 10th annual FEMA CSS Training Weekend at Disaster City® in College Station on March 22-23. The event is sponsored by Texas Task Force 1 and is recognized as a top workshop for canine teams. Fifteen U.S. search and…
The TEEX Paramedic program has been awarded full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), a national accrediting agency for 24 health science professions.The TEEX program is the only stand-alone, non-college-based program in Texas to receive this national accreditation, said Program Manager Mike Schuler. The 1,033-hour program is approved for CEUs…
The Walk Across Texas! is half-way to the finish line. TEEX has 11 teams registered with 88 participants this year for the eight-week program to help people get into the habit of regular physical activity. During week 4, TEEXans walked 3,233 miles and lost 31 pounds. After four weeks, the top teams with the highest…
TEEX launched an online version of its Death Investigation course on March 1, thanks to funding from the Texas Office of the Governor – Criminal Justice Division (CJD). The 40-hour course, offered through the Texas Forensic Sciences Academy, will be available at no cost through September. Students learn about the procedures for conducting human death…
Nearly 400 students are attending the 26th Annual Spring Fire Training School this week and have experienced the weather extremes of Texas – from a balmy 70 degrees early Sunday to a chilly 28 degrees Tuesday morning. As firefighters, they are prepared for severe weather and have taken it all in stride, many snapping photos of the…
In February, 37 members of Texas Task Force 1 held a two-day skill set training session in winter wide area search at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX. “It was the first time the team had the opportunity to train at Fort Hood, and we got some great search skill set training,” said Jim Yeager, Search…
As emergency responders in New Jersey and New York prepared for Super Bowl XLVIII, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) was tapped to train healthcare professionals in Parsippany and Sayreville, NJ to respond to an explosion or other mass-casualty incident. Both cities had requested TEEX training in Medical Preparedness and Response to Bombing Incidents (MGT348)…
Forty-six responders from the city Los Angeles were at the TEEX Emergency Operations Training Center Feb. 11-14 for a special class in Enhanced Incident Management/Unified Command. The scenarios for the course included an incident at Los Angeles International Airport. In a city the size of Los Angeles, it is vital for those who might be…
Dr. G. Kemble Bennett, former TEEX Director and Dean and Vice Chancellor of Engineering at Texas A&M University will be the keynote speaker at the TEEX Holiday Reception on Friday, Dec. 13 at the Brazos Expo Center. The event will begin at 10:30 and lunch will be served. The menu will include beef and chicken fajitas and all the…