Texas Fire Chiefs Workshop 2025
Presentation by TEEX Agency Director, David Coatney
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Texas A&M University System
Universities
- Texas A&M University
- Prairie View A&M University
- Texas A&M University Kingsville
- Tarleton State University
- Texas A&M University Texarkana
- East Texas A&M
- West Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M International University
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
- Texas A&M University Central Texas
- Texas A&M University Victoria
- Texas A&M University San Antonio
Agencies
- Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- TDEM – The Texas A&M University System
- Texas A&M University Engineering
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research
- Texas A&M Forest Service
- Texas A&M TVMDL (Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory)
- TEEX – Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
- TEES – Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
- Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Disaster Response and Recovery
- Technical Services
- Cybersecurity
- Infrastructure and Safety
- Fire and Emergency Services
- Law Enforcement and Protective Services
- Homeland Security
- Workforce Development
FY 2025
Countries Served
|
Enrolled Participants |
236,194 |
|
Participant Countries |
125 |
|
Course Deliveries |
9,032 |
|
Percent of Texas Counties Training |
99% |
|
Task Force Deployments |
2622 |
|
Public Works Response Team Deployments |
14 |
Fire and Emergency Services
Brayton Fire Training Field
College Station, TX
296 acres
Center for Marine Training and Safety
Galveston, TX
Emergency Operations Training Center
College Station, TX
Disaster City
College Station, TX
52 acres
Opening Summer 2026
Public Service Training Complex
Bryan, TX
86 acres
FY 2025
Texas A&M Task Force (TX-TF)
- 26 Deployments
- 270,096 Emergency Response Hours
Texas A&M Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT)
- 14 Deployments
- 24,550 Emergency Response Hours
TEEX Public Safety Wellness
Services
- Needs assessment
- Peer support program development assistance
- Counseling program
Reference Guide
Responder Safety and Emerging Hazards
Addressing today’s evolving threats and protecting firefighter health and safety.
Leadership, Culture, and Continuous Growth
- Leadership in Supervision: Growth-Thinking-Success
- TEEX and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Regional Managers
|
Region 1 |
Region 2 |
Region 3 |
Region 4 |
Region 5 |
Region 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Michael Cole |
Brian Sheffer |
Dallas Renfrew |
Tony Lenard |
Henry Perry |
Tommy Jacobs (TJ) |
|
(979) 500-6807 |
(979) 500-6907 |
(979) 500-6811 |
(979) 500-6809 |
(979) 500-6810 |
(979) 500-6808 |
- Leadership Development Symposium | January 12-14, 2026 | San Marcos, TX
- Cyber Readiness Summit | February 3-5, 2026 | College Station, TX
- First Responder Summit: Electric Vehicle and Stored Energy | May 12-14, 2026 | College Station, TX
Evaluate, Innovate, and Collaborate.
- Lithium-Ion Battery Fires and Emissions Characterization
- Firefighting Augmented Reality (AR) Helmets
- Texas First Responder Guide for Interactions with Autonomous Vehicles