COLLEGE 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 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In addition to affecting coastal communities, hurricanes can result…
Texas 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 has earned a perfect score since the agency began…
COLLEGE 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 the United States traveled to…
