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Disaster City in Ruins: 200 responders search for ‘victims’ in rubble, collapsed structures and derailed train

DISASTER CITY, COLLEGE STATION – Nearly 200 responders in hazmat gear climbed over concrete chunks and rebar, calling out and using listening devices to locate and rescue victims of a mock pipeline explosion. The full-scale Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) on Feb. 22-24 drew responders from Texas A&M Task Force’s College Station based TX-TF1 and Dallas/Fort…

TEEX training will address Coronavirus threat

COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is augmenting its national training for healthcare personnel on infectious diseases to include the latest information on the coronavirus, which has spread from Wuhan, China, to the United States. According to news reports, over 300 people have died in China and more than 17,000 have…

Over 1,100 attend 2020 Leadership Development Symposium

SAN MARCOS, TX – The 12th annual TEEX Leadership Development Symposium in San Marcos, TX, broke previous attendance records with 1,150 emergency responders from across Texas, as well as 24 other states and Canada. The event, held Jan. 20-22, provides leadership training for personnel in emergency services and public safety. Training sessions were led by…

Cyber Attacks: TEEX Training helping Brazos County prepare

Cyber Attacks: ‘It’s not a question of if it will happen to us, but a matter of when’ ~Eric Caldwell, Brazos County CIO BRYAN, TX – You’ve seen the headlines – data breaches and ransomware attacks on cities, healthcare organizations, school districts and Fortune 500 companies.  “The headlines are only the tip of the iceberg,”…

Save A Life: TEEX offers class in the basics of bleeding control

COLLEGE STATION – Do you know how to control bleeding if someone has a severe cut? You could save a life if you can control the bleeding, and a free two-hour class can teach you how. The new course, “Bleeding Control Basics,” teaches proper tourniquet use and pressure techniques to control bleeding until EMS arrives….

60 new firefighters from 5 states, 4 countries graduate from TEEX Firefighter Academy

COLLEGE STATION – Sixty new firefighters graduated Dec. 19 from the 23rd Online Firefighter Recruit Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). They completed 335 hours of training online before traveling to College Station for an intensive 21-day, hands-on firefighting “boot camp” at Brayton Fire Training Field. The graduates came from five U.S….

TEEX recognizes employees at Annual Awards Ceremony

COLLEGE STATION – Five employees received the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) during an awards ceremony at the Brazos County Expo Complex.  The agency’s highest employee award went to Jesse Watkins, Merribeth Kahlich, Jonathan Dikes, Charley Todd and Laura Shehan. For more than 25 years, the TEEX Distinguished…

Blasting its way into history: Unexploded Ordnance Technician Program celebrates 20 years

BRYAN, TEXAS – In 1999, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) became the first to offer Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I training for civilians. The entry-level workers would supplement the workforce of retired military EOD (Explosives Ordnance Disposal) Technicians tackling the massive cleanup and remediation of thousands of acres of former military installations closed…

Seven Women Inmates graduate from Facilities Maintenance Training Program

BRYAN, TEXAS – An innovative new program has prepared seven women for employment as Facilities Maintenance Workers – training they can put to use when they are released from the Brazos County Detention Center. The participants were recognized at a ceremony on Dec. 12, where they received their certificates. The women were awarded the OSHA…