$23 million for NERRTC included in 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill

The 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which includes $23 million for TEEX’s National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC), has passed both houses of Congress.

TEEX and Louisiana Tech University in Ruston have signed an agreement that will allow the agency to provide some of its specialized curriculum and workforce training programs to Louisiana workers.

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 team’s headquarters in College Station.

Four members of the state’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.

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®.

Among the most serious threats to national security are those related to the health sector, such as pandemic influenza and bioterrorism. Unfortunately, there are demonstrated gaps in the mobilization, coordination, management and training of health personnel for times of large-scale, catastrophic emergencies.

Robert C. “Charley” Todd was named a TEEX Associate Agency Director at the December meeting of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

Bob McKee, Director of TEEX’s Urban Search and Rescue Division and Chief of Texas Task Force 1, was named recipient of the prestigious Regents Fellow Award, presented by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

Many manufacturers who moved operations to China and Southeast Asia with cost-savings in mind now realize that long-term bargains weren’t found in labor or logistics.

Because of the magnitude and spread-out nature of the debris field, the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management has agreed to send Texas Task Force 1 personnel to assist county leaders.