Latest Press Releases
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First Annual Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Outstanding Contributions to the Texas Fire Service
January 11, 2023FRISCO, TEXAS – On Monday, January 9, four individuals were inducted into the new Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor for their career-long commitments to the Texas Fire Service. These […]...
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TEEX Assists Center for Domestic Preparedness with Training Tribal Nations
November 23, 2022In March of 2023, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 8th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week. Responders from Tribal Nations all over the United States attend the […]...
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No More Recess – Mauras Leaves Classroom to Become First Responder
November 2, 2022“World-renowned training in her backyard” is how Shannon Mauras describes Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service fire and emergency training in just a few words. Initially a school teacher, Mauras felt […]...
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ProCot and TEEX Train First Responders on How to Handle Propane Emergencies
October 19, 2022Fires involving propane seem like they might be severe incidents. But when first responders have trained alongside propane industry members, they can mitigate that response much more easily. That is […]...
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TEEX Trains Zoo Personnel in Emergency Preparedness
September 6, 2022The Denver Zoo attracts more than 2 million visitors each year, and with all of these crowds, they must have a clear plan in case of an attack or disaster. […]...
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Demand for Collision Investigators Increases with Rise in Motor Vehicle Crashes
August 31, 2022COVID-19 has been associated with another unlikely consequence – a rise in motor vehicle crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that prior to 2019, “the number of […]...
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TEEX Sponsors 2022 Texas Lineman’s Rodeo
August 4, 2022After a two-year hiatus, the 26th Annual Texas Lineman’s Rodeo (TLR) returned July 14-17 in Seguin, Texas. The Texas Lineman’s Rodeo Association (TLRA) is a non-profit organization that provides educational […]...
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More than 1500 Fire Service Professionals Attend Texas Annual Fire Training School
August 1, 2022COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – For the past two weeks, firefighters and emergency service personnel from across the state and the nation came to College Station to attend Texas A&M Engineering […]...
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TEEX Hosts Annual Training Safety Summit to Prepare Texas Utility Workers
July 1, 2022SAN ANGELO, TEXAS – From June 20 to 24, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hosted the Infrastructure and Safety Summit at Howard College in San Angelo, Texas. The annual […]...
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TEEX Hosts National Talent Ecosystem Council Meeting and Symposium
June 29, 2022On June 27 and 28, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and Texas A&M University co-hosted the National Talent Ecosystem Council (NTEC) inaugural meeting and first annual symposium. NTEC was […]...
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Helicopter Search and Rescue Exercises prepare Texas responders.
June 20, 2022COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – From June 14 to 16 this year, Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) partnered with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department […]...
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Texas communities benefit from knowledge gained by first responders at TEEX Annual Leadership Development Symposium
May 20, 2022SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – After a one-year hiatus, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Leadership Development Symposium returned to San Marcos, Texas, from May 17-19, 2022. The annual symposium, celebrating […]...
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Emergency response professionals train at Texas A&M University football field, gaining real-world experience with rope rescues
May 6, 2022COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Kyle Field is a place typically reserved for Texas A&M University football and large game-day crowds, but on Wednesday and Thursday, May 4 and 5, first […]...
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TEEX International Program Makes a Difference Training Fire and Emergency Services Professionals Worldwide
May 4, 2022En español In 2004, teams of first responders from the United Kingdom came to Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) to train in Urban Search and Rescue, including training on […]...
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TEEX Promotes Initiatives to Support Employees’ Diverse Needs
April 6, 2022With the recent hiring of a Chief Diversity Officer and increased efforts in Respect, Equity and Inclusion, TEEX has been working to broaden candidate pools when recruiting and hiring employees. […]...
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Forging Relationships to Build Stronger Communities and Inspire Women in Business
March 31, 2022Anyone who meets Lisa Mutchler can see that she is a force to be reckoned with. Not only is she a dynamic and energetic businesswoman, but she also exudes humility […]...
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Former TEEX Student Excels as Nationally Ranked Crime Scene Investigator
March 8, 2022Rebecca Wendt knew she was interested in a career in law enforcement when she started working as a minor buying alcohol for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission at just 16 […]...
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TEEX Breaks Ground on New Administration Building at Brayton Fire Training Field
February 22, 2022COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – On Monday, February 21, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) held a groundbreaking ceremony, launching the construction of a new classroom and administrative building at […]...
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A Delicate Balancing Act: Environmental Responsibility in Firefighter Training
February 8, 2022When you hear about firefighter training, you might think that between the water, smoke and foam runoff, it would negatively impact the environment. But at TEEX’s Brayton Fire Training Field, […]...
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TEEX Creates New Chief Diversity Officer Role
February 2, 2022On February first, a groundbreaking change happened at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), as Christina Foley, Associate Division Director of Fire and Emergency Services, became the first person […]...
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Changing the Crime Timeline through Environmental Design
January 11, 2022The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has recently partnered with Dr. Randy Atlas, America’s only architect and criminologist, to deliver a new course, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). CPTED teaches participants to […]...
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Missing Person Found Using TEEX Training Techniques
December 7, 2021On the evening of March 27, 2021, an elderly resident walked away from a senior living facility in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. Peter Garland, Deputy Fire Chief of the Hanover Township […]...
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Tejeda Center Brings Clean Drinking Water to Border Region
November 30, 2021“Ever since I was a kid, I thought, ‘What can I do to help the border region where I grew up?’” Although he didn’t know exactly how he would do […]...
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Building Crime Scene Investigators One College Student at a Time
November 10, 2021In a lab full of thousands of dollars of scientific equipment, Christine Ramirez shows her fingerprint processing class a makeshift fuming chamber she constructed from an old aquarium, a Mr. Coffee mug warmer, a foil baking tin, and a grate from a […]...
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‘Perfect Storm’ at Disaster City® Brings TEEX Courses Together for Advanced Exercises
November 2, 2021As the sun went down on the evening of October 21, groups of emergency responders worked to rescue survivors as part of a training exercise at Texas A&M Engineering Extension […]...
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First Responders Vie for Positions on Prestigious TX-TF1 Helicopter Rescue team
October 26, 2021Like many children, when Hayden Baligad was young, he aspired to be like his father. But unlike many fathers, Hayden’s worked as a Helicopter Search and Rescue Technician (HSART) for […]...
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TEEX Cyber Readiness Center Unveils Cyber Training and Exercise Range
October 20, 2021In March of this year, a bad actor hacked into a Florida water treatment plant’s network, took control of a computer and added chemicals to the city’s water. Fortunately, […]...
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TEEX Water & Wastewater Training Coordinator Steve Ash Collaborates as Subject Matter Expert in Opflow Magazine Articles
October 19, 2021TEEX Water & Wastewater Training Coordinator Steve Ash contributed his subject matter expertise to a series of articles written in American Water Works Association’s magazine Opflow. A team of industry […]...
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TEEX Renews Water Training in Spanish
October 12, 2021Census data from the past few years indicates that of the 29 million people in Texas, around 7 million speak Spanish at home. Since almost 30% of Texans speak Spanish […]...
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Jason Moats and Robin Murphy Article Wins International Conference Award
October 7, 2021Dr. Jason Moats, Director of the TEEX Testing and Innovation Center (TT&IC), won Honorable Mention for Best Paper in Ethical Robotics Systems at the 2021 International Conference on Intelligent Robots […]...
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TEEX First Responders Honored by LyondellBasell
September 28, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TX – On September 8, LyondellBasell honored TEEX with a $100,000 donation to provide training for firefighters located near LyondellBasell facilities in the Houston area. The donation will […]...
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Media Opportunity – TEEX Lineman Academy Graduation
September 21, 2021MEDIA OPPORTUNITY What: TEEX Lineman Academy Graduation When: 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sep. 23 Where: CIR Building, RELLIS Campus, Bryan, Texas Contact: Casey Ellis, Marketing Manager, [email protected] Tel. 979-320-6069 BRYAN, […]...
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TEEX Becomes Sponsoring Agency for the state’s Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT)
September 1, 2021The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced today that TEEX will become the sponsoring agency for the state’s Public Works Response […]...
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The Eagle: TEEX Municipal Fire School returned and hosted annual demo night
August 4, 2021Date: July 29, 2021 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Guests at the annual Public Firefighting Demonstration Night watched Wednesday as instructors at the 92nd annual Municipal Fire Training School attacked staged […]...
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TEEX Receives 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
July 22, 2021Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is honored to be one of the 15 recipients of the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. This award is the highest […]...
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Largest Live-Burn Fire Props at TEEX Brayton Fire Field Helps Train Firefighters
July 16, 2021MEDIA ADVISORY: Live Firefighting Opportunity Industrial Fire School – Wednesday, July 21, 8:00am-12:00noon Municipal Fire School – Wednesday, July 28, 8:00am-3:00pm Contact: Kathy Fraser [email protected] COLLEGE STATION, TX – The […]...
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New York Times: In Disaster City, Texas, Rescues Are a Way of Life
July 7, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Moments after a high-rise condominium building in Surfside, Fla., was nearly leveled in a devastating collapse late last month, emergency workers began sifting through concrete and […]...
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TEEX Testing and Innovation Center, Ryan Mills Graduates with Honors during Army Reserve Duty Training
July 5, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – TEEX Testing and Innovations Center (TT&IC) Senior Project Specialist Ryan Mills graduated Thursday, May 27, 2021, from the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center with honors […]...
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Firefighting Considerations for Electric Vehicle Fires – Podcast with Jason Loyd, Justin Fryer and Jason Harris
June 14, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Emergency Service Training Institute (ESTI) released a new episode on their Emergency Management Podcast about Firefighting Considerations for Electric Vehicle […]...
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Former Chief and Director of TX-TF1 Billy Parker receives The Higgins and Langley Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award
June 11, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – On June 6 in South Bend, IN, founding member and former Chief of Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) Billy Parker received The Higgins and Langley […]...
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ESTI Receives New Pressurized Tank-Car to Add to Hazmat Train Derailment Prop
June 11, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Texas Engineering and Extension Service (TEEX) Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) recently received a donation of a new pressurized rail car to add to the Hazmat […]...
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Indoor Cell Tower on TAMUS RELLIS Campus built to train Veterans
June 3, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TX – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 3, 2021, at the RELLIS Campus for the new indoor Monopole Cell Tower […]...
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First Class of TEEX Collegiate Technical Investigation Skills Program Graduates
December 17, 2020Four women graduated Dec. 10, 2020, from the Collegiate Technical Investigation Skills Program, offered by the Texas Forensic Science Academy and Blinn College....
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29 new peace officers graduate from Central Texas Police Academy
December 9, 2020COLLEGE STATION – Twenty-nine new peace officers graduated from the Central Texas Police Academy Basic Peace Officer Course on Dec. 4, after 18 weeks of comprehensive online and hands-on training […]...
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TEEX Cyber Readiness Center Will Work with IBM to Extend Capabilities
December 1, 2020The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) announced that it will incorporate several aspects of the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security portfolio into its national cybersecurity training initiatives. TEEX focuses on […]...
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11 graduate from TEEX Lineman Academy at RELLIS Campus
June 24, 2020Eleven students graduated from the TEEX Lineman Academy after 15 weeks of classroom and field exercises....
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Helicopter search and rescue teams prepare for hurricanes, water rescues and coronavirus
June 11, 2020Aircrews and TX-TF1 rescue personnel conducted hoist rescue training, focusing on performing hoist operations while exercising COVID-19 precautions....
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TEEX Cancels July Annual Fire Schools
May 5, 2020The 2020 Industrial and Municipal Annual Fire Schools, which were scheduled for July, have been canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Disaster Recovery 101: Training to Prepare for the New Normal after COVID-19
May 4, 2020To help communities navigate the rough terrain of the disaster recovery process, TEEX offers training in Disaster Recovery Awareness....
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TX-TF1 conducts searches after tornado struck Polk & San Jacinto counties
April 23, 2020COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) deployed a 35-member Type 3 Urban Search & Rescue team in response to severe weather that devastated communities in Polk and […]...
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To know more about the activities and initiatives at TEEX, please contact:
Vita Vaughn | Director of Marketing and Communications/CMO
[email protected]
Office: (979) 458-7726 | Cell: (979) 402-7810
