The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) conducted an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Operational Readiness Exercise in August for Florida’s …
GALVESTON – More than 330 people and 25 aircraft participated in the largest helicopter aviation search and rescue civilian-military training exercise in the U.S. last week in Galveston.
Coordinated by Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1), the Texas Military Department (TMD), and …
COLLEGE STATION — 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 …
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) Water Rescue Squads deployed this week in response to heavy rain and severe weather over Central and West Texas. The Water Rescue Squads helped to evacuate five people and a dog from …
COLLEGE STATION — Coming 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 …
COLLEGE STATION — Thirty-six canine teams …
COLLEGE STATION -Though hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30, Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) never rests. The team experienced its busiest year ever in 2018, and it is gearing up for what could potentially be another year of significant …
COLLEGE STATION – The State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has requested Canine Human Remains Detection Search Teams via the National Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). The Texas Division of Emergency Management responded to this request for …
COLLEGE STATION - Tropical Storm Harvey has reduced in wind speed and intensity, with 50 mph sustained winds, but life-threating rainfall is still expected over a large area of the Texas coast. Given the size of the impact area and the continued potential for … 