ExxonMobil Pipeline Company andTEEX announced the establishment of a new emergency response training course specifically designed to train firefighters on how to safely manage the challenges experienced during liquid pipeline and storage tank incidents.
Almost 500 Rio Grande Valley employees received low-cost training offered by TEEX during the annual Infrastructure & Safety Summit, held on the campus of the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) in Harlingen. TEEX offered 22 courses with free or deeply discounted registration fees, to entry-level and experienced employees.
Thirty-four fire service leaders completed the 12th Fire Service Chief Executive Officer (FSCEO) leadership certificate program, conducted by TEEX in cooperation with the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.
TEEX is offering its 5th Cyber Innovation Camp for students entering the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade. Teens will learn programming, cybersecurity, electronics and sensors, engineering design, and more, and receive their own Raspberry Pi computer.
Fifty-four law enforcement officers, dispatchers and other police officials recently completed a three-day training program on “Active Shooter Incident Management” conducted by TEEX and Texas State University Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT).
The Texas Division of Emergency Management has deployed Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) water rescue squads and Helicopter Search and Rescue Technicians along with TX-TF2 Urban Search and Rescue team to assist local jurisdictions impacted by the severe weather and flooding occurring across the state.
The Houston Independent School District has been preparing high school students for entry-level jobs in security services, corrections, law enforcement and forensics using online training provided by TEEX. Since 2009, more than 500 students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs have participated.
Students enrolled in ‘Fire Protection Engineering Concepts for Industrial Facilities’ at Texas A&M University get a chance to be a firefighter for a day. The course is offered through the Mary Kay OÂ’Connor Process Safety Center and taught by subject matter professionals with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX).
Forty-nine new firefighters graduated from the 21st Online Firefighter Recruit Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service.
Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) Water Rescue Squads helped to evacuate a flooded RV park after severe weather struck Central and West Texas.
