83rd Municipal Fire School underway at Brayton Fire Field

This week marks the 83rd Municipal Fire Training School at the Brayton Fire Training Field. More than 2,500 firefighters and guest instructors have gathered from every corner of Texas, as well as many other states and countries.

The public is invited to a firefighting demonstration on July 25, sponsored by the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) in conjunction with its 83rd Annual Municipal Fire Training School at the Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station.

More than 760 industrial firefighters and safety officers are at the Brayton Fire Training Field this week for the 50th Industrial Fire Training School, which continues through July 20. The attendees are members of industrial emergency response brigades and safety officers from some of the world’s largest oil & gas and chemical companies, including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Shell, BP, Valero, Marathon, Dow, DuPont, Enterprise, Sunoco and more.

Twenty students graduated from the inaugural Fire Service Chief Executive Officer (FSCEO) program held in June at the Center for Executive Development on the Texas A&M Campus. The capstone program for fire service leaders is a joint initiative between TEEX and the Texas A&M University Mays Business School.

The George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee, NJ, and Manhattan, was the focus of a simulated explosion and shooting recently in an incident management exercise at the Emergency Operations Training Center in College Station, TX, which is operated by the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX).

TEEX and Texas A&M University’s Center for Executive Development in the Mays Business School have teamed up to offer the Fire Service Chief Executive Officer (FSCEO) certificate program, which is designed to provide executive level professional development for company and chief officers within the fire service.

TEEX will train as many as 450 members of the U.S. Coast Guard in Coastal Oil Spill Operations through a five-year USCG contract. Those scheduled to attend the 40-hour spill control tactics and operations include members of the three U.S. Coast Guard Strike Teams, which would respond to an oil spill incident: the Gulf Strike Team, the Pacific Strike Team and the Atlantic Strike Team.

A new course, Sports and Special Events Incident Management (MGT404), helps ensure public safety and security by helping to prepare a multi-discipline team to handle a major incident that could occur at a large sports or special event venue. Participants learn the importance of planning and preparing for special events and developing key partnerships before a crisis occurs.

The 24th Annual TEEX Spring Fire Training School (Spring School) has a record 387 students attending courses at the Brayton Fire Training Field this week. In addition to the Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) Spring School, regularly scheduled classes are being held bringing the total number of students at Brayton Fire Training Field well above 700.

Law enforcement officers and other emergency responders often face dangerous situations and even explosive chemicals during otherwise routine calls. That’s why TEEX offers grant-funded training that helps prepare emergency response personnel and other public servants who may encounter an illicit laboratory used for manufacturing illegal drugs, or even chemical or biological weapons.