Press Releases
Press Releases
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TEEX Initiates Tests on First Responder PPE Exposed to Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
December 6, 2024The challenges associated with responding to electric vehicle/energy storage system (EV/ESS) emergencies are constantly changing as these technologies continue to evolve and become more prevalent across the United States. Li-ion batteries are used in electric vehicles, energy storage systems, scoote...
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TEEX Announces Training Collaboration with SATA USA in Brownsville
November 22, 2024The Texas A&M Rio Grande Valley Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Hub (RAMI) in Brownsville, TX, which is administered by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), has formed a collaboration with SATA USA to provide training for employees at its Brownsville manufacturing plant, whi...
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TEEX Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Training Program Celebrates 25 Years
October 30, 2024Twenty-five years ago this month, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) became the first organization in the United States to offer an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician Training Course for civilians, which was approved by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Today, the Explosive...
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New TEEX Training Course Integrates Cyber Experts into the Incident Command System
October 24, 2024Participants learn to work together to manage a multi-faceted cybersecurity incident In partnership with the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC), The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has created a new three-day, immersive course, Cybersecurity Incident Response an...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Hosts International Atomic Energy Agency
October 24, 2024Event Nuclear Power Specialists from 11 Countries Train for Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies Texas A&M University Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hosted and supported an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) training event, the Interregional Training Course on Establishing Arrangements a...
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Recipients of the 2025 Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award Announced
October 3, 2024COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – On January 19, 2025, four individuals will be inducted into the Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor for their career-long commitment to the Texas Fire Service. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes current and former firefighters, emergency service personnel and others who ...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and Texas Economic Development Council Launch Certification Program for Texas Economic Development Professionals
September 3, 2024The Texas economy is officially the eighth largest economy in the world, valued at more than $2.4 trillion, and the state has the largest labor force ever in the state’s history, with more than 15.3 million Texans in the workforce. These statistics and others like them led the Texas A&M Engineer...
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Governor Greg Abbott Joins Texas A&M System Leadership to Announce New Advanced Workforce Training Program in the Coastal Bend
August 29, 2024The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Leads the Program CORPUS CHRISTI – Governor Greg Abbott today joined leaders from The Texas A&M University System at a press conference at the Port of Corpus Christi to officially kick off the new Texas A&M Coastal Bend Occupational Adva...
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Registration Opens for the 2025 TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit
July 22, 2024Learn how to evaluate your organization’s cybersecurity risks and develop a robust cyber preparedness program COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has announced that registration is open for the 2025 Cyber Readiness Summit, which will be held April 1-3, 2025, at the E...
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TEEX Announces Training Collaboration with Rich Products Corporation in Brownsville
July 2, 2024Training will be conducted at the Texas A&M Rio Grande Valley Advanced Manufacturing Hub The Texas A&M Rio Grande Valley Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Hub (RAMI) in Brownsville, TX, which is administered by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), has formed a collaboratio...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Publishes TEEX-Tested® Assessment Report on InVeris Training Solutions SURVIVR Virtual Reality Training System
June 14, 2024COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Testing and Innovation Center recently published a TEEX-Tested® assessment report about InVeris Training Solutions SURVIVR virtual reality (VR) training system. TEEX-Tested® reports provide emergency response per...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Launches Mental Health Program for Texas First Responders
June 10, 2024Wellness and Counseling Program focused on first responder mental health established with $497,066 in Federal support secured by Congressman Troy Nehls COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) recently launched a program to support vital mental health programs ...
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TEEX Announces Statewide Expansion of Extension Training and Technical Assistance Program
June 6, 2024Services are funded by the State of Texas Through the Keeping Texas Prepared Initiative COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – With funding provided by the 88th Texas Legislature, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has expanded its outreach efforts throughout Texas to offer training and ...
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TEEX Graduates Its 175th Class from the Central Texas Police Academy
June 4, 2024The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has been preparing Texans for law enforcement careers for 71 years and reached a milestone by graduating its 175th class of peace officers at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on the campus of Texas A&...
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TEEX Urges Risk Assessment and Preparation During National Hurricane Preparedness Week
May 7, 2024COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) urges Texans and other Gulf Coast residents to assess their risks from hurricanes and begin preparations now during Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 5 -11), which is sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheri...
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TEEX Cybersecurity Experts Help Organizations and Individuals Safeguard Personal Information
April 17, 2024Each year, hundreds of millions of individuals lose their personally identifiable information due to cyberattacks on organizations large and small, both public and private. The recent data leak reported by AT&T affecting 73 million of its customers, including individuals and organizations, under...
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Texas A&M Facility to Enhance Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
April 2, 2024TEEX provides training to RGV residents, preparing them for careers in the area BROWNSVILLE –Governor Greg Abbott today joined leaders from the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) and The Texas A&M University System at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 30,000-square-foot South Texas Workforce Development ...
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TEEX Helps Restore the City of Cumby’s Water System During January Disaster Declaration
March 21, 2024The Texas A&M Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT) was called to Cumby, a small community in Hopkins County northeast of Dallas, during the hard freeze in mid-January to help repair four water main breaks, which shut down the city’s water system for three days. Today, staff from the TEEX Extensi...
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TEEX’s inaugural Cyber Readiness Summit brings together experts to help Texas businesses and communities prepare for and respond to cyber attacks
February 28, 2024The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) held its inaugural Cyber Readiness Summit in San Marcos, Texas, February 13-15, 2024. The summit provided engaging talks, interactive sessions and a tabletop exercise to teach participants how to protect, detect and recover from the evolving lan...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Publishes TEEX-Tested Assessment Report About Squishy Robotics System
February 20, 2024The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Testing and Innovation Center recently published a TEEX-Tested® Report about the Squishy Robotics System. TEEX-Tested® reports provide emergency response personnel and acquisition decision-makers with unbiased information about the product’s p...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Awarded Prestigious Hazardous Materials Training Grants
February 16, 2024More than half a million dollars in hazmat grants will go to train responders around the U.S. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – For the eighth consecutive year, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) was awarded a Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT) Grant of $376,961 funded b...
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TEEX Launches Resources and Training for First Responders on Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System Emergencies
February 12, 2024As a thought leader in public safety training, The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has published a stakeholders’ report and informational website and developed no-cost training for first responders to identify the issues, challenges and current practices in preventing, preparing f...
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TX-TF1 First in the Nation to Receive a Perfect Score on FEMA’s Administration Readiness Evaluation
January 25, 2024Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) received a perfect score of 100 on its 2023 Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) Task Force Administration Readiness Evaluation (ARE) that was recently completed. This marks the first time that any of FEMA’s 28 Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) teams h...
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Texas communities benefit from knowledge gained by first responders at the TEEX Annual Leadership Development Symposium
January 12, 2024SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Leadership Development Symposium returned to San Marcos, Texas, January 8-10, 2024. The annual symposium, which celebrated its 16th year, enhances the leadership skills of the emergency response community and offers a robust ...
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Two Longtime Leaders in the Texas Fire Service Earn Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Awards for Their Outstanding Contributions
January 11, 2024SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – On Sunday evening, January 7, two individuals were inducted into the Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor for their career-long commitment to the Texas Fire Service. This Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes current or former firefighters or emergency service personnel who have made...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s Taylor Receives Prestigious A&M System Award
December 14, 2023Ronnie Taylor, program director for Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Community Response and Resilience Program, was a recipient of this year’s Texas A&M University System Regents Fellow Service Award. The award is the highest honor given by the A&M System, and it was esta...
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TEEX’s National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center Celebrates 25 Years, Surpasses One Million Participants Trained
December 4, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In its 25th anniversary year, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC) has reached a significant milestone – more than one million participants have been trained in homeland security preparedness...
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TEEX Announces New Cybersecurity Certificate Series
November 29, 2023Participants Learn to Prepare and Protect Organizations and Individuals from Cyber Attacks COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – With the growing frequency, sophistication and magnitude of cyber attacks around the world, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has established a new cybersecu...
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TEEX Trains Florida’s Statewide Urban Search and Rescue Teams to Test Emergency Response
November 3, 2023More than 300 Florida Search and Rescue Professionals Trained to Rapidly Deploy The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) conducted an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Operational Readiness Exercise in August for Florida’s statewide USAR teams to perform a real-world exercise with no adva...
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City of Dallas Collaborates with TEEX to Institute Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Program
October 26, 2023Early numbers show violent crime down 24%, and police calls down 26.8% on impacted properties. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In the United States, October is National Crime Prevention Month. But all year long, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) trains cities to prevent crimes ...
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Registration opens for the 2024 Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Leadership Development Symposium
October 10, 2023Leadership development event offers networking opportunities and education for emergency response professionals around Texas. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has announced that registration is open for the 2024 Leadership Development Symposium. The event w...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Establishes Mental Health Awareness Training for Employees and First Responders
October 4, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In May of 2022, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hired Alisa McDonald to serve as Wellness and Resiliency Program director. TEEX trains law enforcement personnel, firefighters, paramedics and search and rescue experts around the world, emphasizing...
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TEEX Testing and Innovation Center Collaborates with Texas A&M System Entities to Assess Public Safety Technology
August 29, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – At first glance, it looks like a toy or a classroom model of a chemical element. However, this colorful little device holds much more than that inside. It is actually a high-tech device made by Squishy Robotics, and its sensors can detect dangerous gases and send repor...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Brings Annual Spanish Fire School to Latin America
August 17, 2023CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA – Each year, emergency response professionals from all over Latin America attend the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Spanish Fire School to participate in Spanish language fire and emergency courses. From August 6 to 10 of this year, TEEX hosted its 57th annu...
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More than 1600 Fire Service Professionals Attend Texas Annual Fire Training School at Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
July 28, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Firefighters and emergency service personnel from across the state and the nation came to College Station to attend Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Texas Annual Fire Training Schools. From July 16 to 21, Industrial Fire School attracted professionals fro...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Releases Online Semiconductor Workforce Training Course
July 19, 2023Recently, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas CHIPS Act, a piece of legislation that will encourage semiconductor-related companies to expand in Texas, maintaining the state’s position as the nation’s leader in semiconductor manufacturing. Semiconductors, or microchips, are an essential comp...
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TEEX Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Event for Les W. Bunte Jr. Administration and Classroom Complex
July 10, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – On Thursday, July 6, more than 300 people came to Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station as Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) celebrated the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Les W. Bunte Jr. Administration and Classroom Complex. T...
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Texas Department of Information Resources and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Provide New Cyber Incident Investigation Training for Law Enforcement
June 22, 2023AUSTIN– The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), in partnership with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), today launched a free online course to equip Texas law enforcement with the knowledge necessary to recognize and respond to cybercrimes that they may be called u...
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TEEX Trains Community Members to Prepare for Disasters
June 1, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – When friends invited Gigi Kenna to attend a course called “When Disaster Strikes: Prepare, Act, Survive,” she didn’t know what to expect. However, since hurricanes, floods and other disasters regularly impact her coastal city of Calabash, North Carolina, she figured it...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Produces New Leadership Podcast
May 24, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In March, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) launched a new podcast, Response Leadership. Episodes will feature conversations with nationwide thought leaders in cybersecurity, fire, emergency services, infrastructure, safety and law enforcement. In these ...
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TEEX Honors Workers’ Memorial Day, Remembers Fallen Workers
May 22, 2023On April 28, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hosted an event at the H.B. Zachry Training Center in San Antonio to honor workers killed or injured in the past year. Since 1989, April 28 has been recognized as International Workers’ Memorial Day, a day to honor those killed, dis...
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Registration Opens for 2024 TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit
May 17, 2023COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has opened registration for the TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit, which will take place from February 13 to 15 of 2024, at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in San Marcos. At the summit, attendees will learn strategies ...
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Former TEEX Student Makes Waves on the Water and in the Science Community
March 30, 2023Larkin Bohn’s journey to becoming a sailor and science communicator began 12 years ago when she was living in Chicago and looking for a cruise to escape the winter weather. On the cruise line’s website, she saw a flashing “Now Hiring!” banner, and on a whim, she went to an open house. Before she kne...
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TEEX’s New Instructors Represent Women in Cyber
March 27, 2023In 2022, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hired three new “cyber gurus” to deliver cybersecurity courses. Connar Moore, Rayza Collazo and Tierra Smith make up TEEX’s new cyber instruction team that travels around the U.S. and its territories to provide no-cost cou...
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TEEX Offers Product Testing and Development Assistance, Improving First Responder Safety
March 1, 2023Although many know Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) as a provider of emergency response training and technical assistance, TEEX also offers unique product testing capabilities through the TEEX Testing and Innovation Center (TT&IC). The TT&IC leverages the knowledge, experie...
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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 individuals were the first recipients of the Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award, which recogn...
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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 training in Anniston, Alabama, coming from places as far as New York, Minnesota, and Alaska. In a typical year, ...
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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 a calling to become a first responder. In 2020, she joined the Brazos County Prec...
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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 why the Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT) and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) ...
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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. This summer, the zoo invited Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) National Emergency Response and Recovery Center (NERRTC) to pr...
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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 fatalities had fallen for three straight years.” However, during the pandemic, traffic deaths surged...
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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 and electrical safety activities and helps foster long-term relationships between electric ut...
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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 Extension Service’s (TEEX) Texas Annual Fire Training Schools. Industrial Fire School, from July 17 to 22, at...
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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 summit offers low-cost training courses in disciplines like Water and Wastewater, Environmental Health and Safety,...
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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 formed as part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Program. ...
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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 to host a large-scale helicopter Search and Rescue exercise. More than 18 state and federal agencies from around Texas and...
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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 its 13th year, offers an unmatched opportunity for education and leadership develo...
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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 responders used the facilities for emergency response training that will benefit communities. Professionals from Texas ...
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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 breaching, shoring and structural collapse. When the 7/7 terror attack hit London’s subway system with a s...
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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 and kindness. Mutchler has worked in state government for more than 31 years, 16 of those at Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service...
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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 years old. When she turned 18, she became a camera operator for these operations until she went off to college. But Wendt was...
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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 the Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station. The 38,692 square foot buildi...
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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, the largest firefighter training field in the United States, they have environmental responsibility down to ...
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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 assess the safety of&...
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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 Volunteer Fire Company, was assigned Search Team Manager, and local police and fire departments prepared to get ...
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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 this, José Garza always knew he wanted to work to improve the environment along the Texas-Mexico border. For the past 20 years, he has done......
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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 grill. Ramirez cobbled together these items to creat...
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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 Service’s (TEEX) Disaster City® in College Station, Texas. Typically, these training exercises are standalone operations ...
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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 Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1). Now, at 26 years of age, Hayden is ready to follow in his father’s footsteps. On...
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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, the hacker exited the system before any severe harm occurred. Nonetheless, this cyber event alerted officials to the danger hac...
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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 professionals are collaborating to help readers better understand the chemistry involved in w...
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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 as a first language, there is a high need for vocational training in Spanish. To satisfy this need, the Infrastructure Safety Trainin...
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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 and Systems (IROS) for a co-authored piece with Dr. Robin Murphy of Texas A&M University. T...
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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 cover 1,100 hours of specialized industrial firefighter training, such as the Industrial...
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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, TEXAS – Fifteen new linemen are graduating at 10 a.m. on Sep. ...
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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 Team (PWRT). The response team, now dubbed the Texas A&M Public Works Response Team, was ...
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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 fires throughout the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field. For the last week, firefighters fr...
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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 U.S. government honor to employers for support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) employees. On Monday, August 23, 2021, TE...
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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: [email protected] COLLEGE STATION, TX – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Annual Mun...
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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 twisted metal for any sign of survivors. Their urgent mission was not a haphazard scouring of ...
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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 and made the Commandants List. Since mid-April, Ryan has been deployed on Army Reserve dut...
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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 Fires. In this episode, host Jason Loyd chats with TEEX Rescu...
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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 Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of service and dedication to the development and leadership of the organization. ...
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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 Train Derailment prop. This addition opens the door for more specialized training for participant...
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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 Prop donated by Warriors 4 Wireless, T-Mobile, US Tower, Teltech, and Wireless Horizon. The tower prop cons...
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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 conducted by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). Keynote speaker was Police Chief Bi...
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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 providing cybersecurity training and technical assistance to public and private or...
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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 San Jacinto counties on the evening of April 22. The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) called on the TX-T...
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TEEX steps up to distribute PPE and medical supplies
April 20, 2020COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has deployed over 80 employees to support the state’s response to COVID-19, with a critical mission to help facilitate delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to healthcare providers and first responders. Recognized for...
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TEENS: Get a jump start on a future career or earn college credit while at home
April 1, 2020TEEX is offering no-cost and low-cost online training for students at home during school closures....
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TEEX emphasizes safety and health while providing training in new, creative ways
March 24, 2020TEEX Director David Coatney discusses the agency's commitment to its students, customers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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2020 Annual Spanish Fire School Canceled
March 19, 2020TEEX has canceled the Annual Spanish Fire School, which was scheduled for July 5 - 10, 2020, at Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, Texas....
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Spring Fire School sparks 400 firefighters into action at Brayton Fire Field
March 4, 2020Nearly 400 firefighters get realistic training at the Brayton Fire Training Field during the 2020 Spring Fire School....
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Disaster City in Ruins: 200 responders search for ‘victims’ in rubble, collapsed structures and derailed train
February 26, 2020DISASTER 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 Texa...
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TEEX training will address Coronavirus threat
February 3, 2020COLLEGE 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...
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Over 1,100 attend 2020 Leadership Development Symposium
January 31, 2020SAN 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 se...
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Cyber Attacks: TEEX Training helping Brazos County prepare
January 14, 2020Cyber 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 headl...
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Save A Life: TEEX offers class in the basics of bleeding control
January 7, 2020COLLEGE 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 ble...
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60 new firefighters from 5 states, 4 countries graduate from TEEX Firefighter Academy
January 2, 2020COLLEGE 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 ...
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TEEX recognizes employees at Annual Awards Ceremony
December 18, 2019COLLEGE 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 D...
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Blasting its way into history: Unexploded Ordnance Technician Program celebrates 20 years
December 17, 2019BRYAN, 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 t...
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Seven Women Inmates graduate from Facilities Maintenance Training Program
December 16, 2019BRYAN, 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 certi...
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25 new peace officers graduate from Central Texas Police Academy
December 12, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Twenty-five new peace officers graduated from the Central Texas Police Academy on Dec. 6, after 18 weeks of comprehensive classroom and hands-on training conducted by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) at the RELLIS Campus in Bryan. Keynote speaker was Brig. Gen...
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52 new U.S., Canadian firefighters graduate from 160th TEEX Firefighter Academy
November 26, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Fifty-two new firefighters graduated Nov. 22 from the 160th Recruit Firefighter Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). The graduates, who came from Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Canada, completed 12 weeks of classroom and hands-on training at the Brayton ...
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Economic Development Course draws 61 participants from five states
November 22, 2019WACO, TX – Sixty-one economic development professionals from five states completed the Basic Economic Development Course in Waco, Texas, on Nov. 11-14, 2019. Participants learned about the concepts, tools and skills needed to be successful in economic development. The Texas Economic Development Coun...
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Texas Forensic Science Academy marks 10 years and 26,000 trained in CSI
November 18, 2019BRYAN, TEXAS – Over the past 10 years, more than 26,000 law enforcement officers and crime scene personnel have enhanced their expertise in crime scene investigation, death investigation and evidence management, thanks to the Texas Forensic Science Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Exte...
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35 earn Fire Service CEO certificate from TEEX and Mays Business School
November 6, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Thirty-five fire service leaders completed the Fire Service Chief Executive Officer (FSCEO) leadership certificate program, held Oct. 14 – 18, 2019, on the Texas A&M University campus. The professional development program is delivered by the Texas A&M Engineerin...
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Cyber Readiness Center provides training and assistance to help companies enhance cybersecurity
September 2, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Companies can no longer take a laissez faire approach to cybersecurity. News reports of breaches and ransomware attacks at companies and government entities have moved the needle on cybersecurity, and businesses are seeking solutions. The Cyber Readiness Center was establishe...
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32 new firefighters from 5 states, 3 countries graduate from TEEX Firefighter Academy
September 1, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Thirty-two new firefighters graduated Aug. 22 from the 22nd 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 “...
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Continuing Education Opportunities will help Law Enforcement Executives Meet Challenges of Modern Policing
August 12, 2019COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Leaders in law enforcement face an increasingly complex and challenging job as they work to build positive relationships and keep their communities safe. An agreement between two Texas training organizations will open up new opportunities for executives and administrators in...
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Petrochemical companies are investing in training emergency responders who serve their communities
August 8, 2019COLLEGE STATION – The petrochemical industry is investing in a new approach to help protect their facilities and the citizens who live nearby. Several petrochemical companies are partnering with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) to provide emergency response training to the comm...
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Fired UP: Over 3,000 firefighters battle blazes, blistering heat at Texas Fire Training Schools
July 31, 2019COLLEGE STATION – More than 3,300 firefighters battled blazes and a blistering Texas summer to spend a week at the Brayton Fire Training Field, where responders from across the world come to gain hands-on experience through realistic, live-fire, rescue and hazmat scenarios on full-scale training pro...
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Military Veterans reach new heights as Tower Technicians
July 29, 2019BRYAN, TEXAS – Twelve military veterans have reached new heights in a career with upward mobility by training to become a Tower Technician. The veterans graduated July 20 from the Tower Technician course offered by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) in conjunction with Warriors 4...
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Public invited to firefighting demonstration on July 24
July 23, 2019A Public Firefighting Demonstration will be held Wednesday, July 24, at Brayton Fire Training Field. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and the event is free....
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Bryan-College Station Community Welcomes TEEX Fire Schools and their Economic Impact
July 19, 2019The annual Texas Fire Schools, held every July, bring thousands of firefighters to the Bryan-College Station community and have $1.4 million in economic impact on the area....
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Disaster Recovery Training comes to five states reeling from major disasters
July 10, 2019The Economic Development Administration and TEEX will provide training to communities struck by disasters like Hurricane Harvey....
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48 new U.S., Canadian firefighters graduate from 159th TEEX Firefighter Academy
June 28, 2019Forty-eight new firefighters graduated from the 159th Firefighter Recruit Academy after completing 12 weeks of classroom and hands-on training at the Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station....
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Teens experiment with computer programming, electronics at Cyber Innovation Camp
June 24, 2019The five-day Cyber Innovation Camp introduced teens to potential careers in computing, engineering and cybersecurity....
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330 participate in largest aviation search and rescue training exercise in U.S.
June 19, 2019More than 330 people and 25 aircraft participated in the largest helicopter aviation search and rescue civilian-military training exercise in the U.S. in Galveston....
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20 new peace officers graduate from Central Texas Police Academy
June 16, 2019The Central Texas Police Academy held a graduation ceremony at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center for 20 new peace officers, who completed 18 weeks of comprehensive classroom and hands-on training....
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Inmates graduate from Facilities Maintenance Worker Training Program
May 29, 2019Twelve inmates completed the 200-hour Facilities Maintenance Worker program offered by TEEX and Blinn College in collaboration with the Brazos County Sheriff's Office. Participants received two certificates at a graduation ceremony on May 23....
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ExxonMobil Provides Grant to Develop Emergency Response Training Course for Firefighters
May 15, 2019ExxonMobil 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....
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Nearly 500 Rio Grande Valley employees receive low-cost infrastructure & safety training
May 15, 2019Almost 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 an...
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34 earn Fire Service Chief Executive Officer certificate from TEEX, Texas A&M
May 14, 2019Thirty-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....
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Registration Open: Cyber Innovation Camp introduces teens to careers in computing, cybersecurity
May 10, 2019TEEX 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....
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Brazos County Law Enforcement officials prepare to manage active shooter incident
May 9, 2019Fifty-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)....
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Texas A&M Task Force 1 and 2 deployed for severe weather, potential flooding
May 8, 2019The 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...
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Online training gives students a career path after high school
May 3, 2019The 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 pa...
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Fighting a fire will help A&M students ‘smoke’ those final exams
May 2, 2019Students 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 OConnor Process Safety Center and taught by subject matter professionals with the Texas A&M Engineeri...
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49 new firefighters from 5 countries graduate from TEEX Firefighter Academy
April 29, 2019Forty-nine new firefighters graduated from the 21st Online Firefighter Recruit Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service....
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TX-TF1 assists with evacuations from RV park after heavy rains cause flooding
April 26, 2019Texas 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....
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TEEX delivers training at first FEMA Cybersecurity Symposium
April 17, 2019TEEX is delivering three cybersecurity courses at the first FEMA Cybersecurity Symposium in Emmitsburg, Md....
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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission calls on TEEX to assist in developing leadership program for supervisors
April 15, 2019Supervisors from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) recently attended the pilot of a new, two-day Principles of Leadership course, which was developed jointly by the TABC and TEEX....
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30 TEEX Courses Recommended for College Credit by American Council on Education
April 8, 2019The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended college credit for 30 TEEX courses, including 19 forensic science courses, 10 cybersecurity courses and a Disaster Management course....
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Lawrence Livermore employees travel to Texas for Explosives Handler training at TEEX
April 5, 2019An innovative training program developed by TEEX and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has brought nearly 50 employees from California to an explosives range at the RELLIS Campus in Bryan....
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53 new firefighters graduate from 158th TEEX Firefighter Academy
April 2, 2019The 53 graduates of the 158th Firefighter Recruit Academy completed 12 weeks of classroom and hands-on training at the Brayton Fire Training Field. The new firefighters came from Texas, California, Arizona, Canada, Japan and Mexico,...
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Spring ISD students taking online cybersecurity courses can earn college credit
March 20, 2019Some high school students in the Spring Independent School District are taking TEEX online cybersecurity courses, which are recommended for college credit through the American Council on Education (ACE)....
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Training prepares SWAT teams for explosive building entry
March 14, 2019Explosive breacher entry training prepares SWAT teams and military personnel to safely use explosives to gain entry to a building to rescue hostages or apprehend a barricaded suspect....
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Texas A&M Task Force 1 plans large-scale training exercise at Disaster City
February 14, 2019Coming off its busiest year ever, Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) will hold a full-scale Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) on Feb. 23-24 at Disaster City® in College Station to prepare and train for what could be another active response season....
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TEEX assists Atlanta with Super Bowl security preparations by training 1,200 responders
January 30, 2019More than 1,200 emergency responders and officials in the Atlanta metropolitan area are better prepared to keep people safe during the upcoming Super Bowl LIII thanks, in part, to training they received from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)....
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TX-TF1 training event draws 36 U.S. canine search teams to Disaster City
January 30, 2019Thirty-six canine teams tackled the challenges at Disaster City® during the 15th annual FEMA Canine Search Specialist Training Weekend. Eleven US&R task forces were represented at the training event, which was sponsored by Texas A&M Task Force 1....
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New Report Details National Domestic Preparedness Consortium’s Impact on U.S.
January 29, 2019The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, or NDPC, recently celebrated its 20th year of making a substantial impact on the nations preparedness. Since 1998, NDPC training has benefited more than 2.9 million participants in all 50 states and each U.S. territory. A new report details how NDPC tr...
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Tate receives award for contributions to the nation’s emergency preparedness
January 22, 2019Rebecca Tate received the prestigious Regents Fellow Service Award from The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. She was recognized for her efforts to enhance the nations safety and security by ensuring first responders receive high-quality emergency preparedness training....
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Over 1,000 attend 2019 Leadership Development Symposium
January 18, 2019The 11th annual TEEX Leadership Development Symposium in Frisco, TX, broke previous attendance records with 1,043 attendees from across Texas, as well as 18 other states and Canada....
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Texas A&M Task Force 1 has busiest year ever in 2018
January 10, 2019TX-TF1 experienced its busiest year ever in 2018, and it is gearing up for what could potentially be another year of significant weather events. The team deployed 18 times last year, including 12 deployments in September and October. The team went on both state and federal deployments in response to...
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TEEX honors employees at Annual Awards Ceremony
January 9, 2019Seven employees were recognized at an annual awards ceremony held by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service....
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Three Department of Defense technologies selected for transitioning to Response Community
January 7, 2019The winning technologies in TEEX's Defense to Response (D2R) Technology Showcase were Sonar EMILY by Hydronalix, Project Diligence by PhaseSpace and No-contact shield by Protect the Force. They will be transitioning from Defense to Response over the next nine months....
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48 new U.S., Canadian firefighters graduate from TEEX Firefighter Academy
December 31, 2018Forty-eight new firefighters graduated from the 20th Online Firefighter Recruit Academy after 335 hours of online training and a 21-day firefighting boot camp at Brayton Fire Training Field....
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23 new peace officers graduate from Central Texas Police Academy
December 12, 2018Twenty-three new peace officers graduated from the Central Texas Police Academy, after 18 weeks of comprehensive classroom and hands-on training conducted by TEEX at the RELLIS Campus in Bryan....
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Texas A&M Task Force 1 deploys to California to aid in Camp Fire Search
November 27, 2018Texas A&M Task Force 1 has deployed a 6 team members and two canines to assist in the continuing search of occupied areas that were devastated by the Camp Fire in California....
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David Coatney Named Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
November 20, 2018David Coatney was named Agency Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and will assume his position on Jan. 1, 2019....
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New Disaster Recovery Awareness Course Available Online at No Cost
November 12, 2018TEEX has rolled out a free online course, Disaster Recovery Awareness, to help communities navigate the disaster recovery process. The course is designed to introduce the key elements involved in disaster recovery, from developing a recovery plan to finding disaster assistance resources....