TEEX

Two recent College Station incidents have us thinking about how to protect ourselves.

For every two victims that lose their life in a confined space, one rescuer – whether a bystander or trained personnel – also loses his or her life. Almost all of these deaths to rescuers are preventable.

For years she’s watched from the sidelines. A Bryan women’s weight stood in the way of her dream. Now, after huge personal sacrifices, surgery and unbelievable weight loss, she’s ready to live out her childhood goal.

J.J. Ruffino knows the toll unexpected events can take on a business.

A fire on a patio deck pulled Celina Firefighter of the Year Shawn McCarty away from majoring in turf management at Texas A&M University to a volunteer firefighter in Celina.

Seeing someone suffer from a sudden cardiac arrest-can be a scary ordeal. But now helping them, doesn’t have to be.

Officials from the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and the London Fire Brigade signed an affiliation agreement April 1, allowing the London Fire Brigade to easily schedule training with TEEX.

The Bridge Maintenance Course offered the Texas Engineering
Extension Service (TEEX), a member of the Texas A & M
System, trains public works employees how to perform
bridge inspections and maintenance operations—two tasks vital to
ensuring the safety of our nation’s bridges.

Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) is preparing for the potential deployment of the task force due to continued severe weather expected in East Texas.

During a recent National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) meeting, the committee on accreditation voted to allow the Texas Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) to grant certification to individuals in several new areas within National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 472, which is the Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incident.