Texas Fire Chiefs Workshop 2025

Presentation by TEEX Agency Director, David Coatney

Thank you for attending our presentation at the Texas Fire Chiefs Workshop on December 8th. The links from the session are below, and we hope you will take a few minutes to complete our brief 5- to 10-minute needs assessment.

We want to hear from you!

Let us know how well our current programs meet your individual and organizational needs.

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Texas A&M University System

Universities
  • Texas A&M University
  • Prairie View A&M University
  • Texas A&M University Kingsville
  • Tarleton State University
  • Texas A&M University Texarkana
  • East Texas A&M
  • West Texas A&M University
  • Texas A&M International University
  • Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
  • Texas A&M University Central Texas
  • Texas A&M University Victoria
  • Texas A&M University San Antonio

Agencies

  • Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • TDEM – The Texas A&M University System
  • Texas A&M University Engineering
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research
  • Texas A&M Forest Service
  • Texas A&M TVMDL (Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory)
  • TEEX – Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
  • TEES – Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
  • Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • Disaster Response and Recovery
  • Technical Services
  • Cybersecurity
  • Infrastructure and Safety
  • Fire and Emergency Services
  • Law Enforcement and Protective Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Workforce Development

FY 2025

Countries Served

Enrolled Participants

236,194

Participant Countries

125

Course Deliveries

9,032

Percent of Texas Counties Training

99%

Public Works Response Team Deployments

14

Task Force Deployments

26

Fire and Emergency Services

Brayton Fire Training Field

College Station, TX
296 acres

Center for Marine Training and Safety

Galveston, TX

Emergency Operations Training Center

College Station, TX

Disaster City

College Station, TX
52 acres

Opening Summer 2026

Public Service Training Complex

Bryan, TX
86 acres

FY 2025

Texas A&M Task Force (TX-TF)

  • 26 Deployments
  • 270,096 Emergency Response Hours

Texas A&M Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT)

  • 14 Deployments
  • 24,550 Emergency Response Hours

Responder Safety and Emerging Hazards

Addressing today’s evolving threats and protecting firefighter health and safety.

Leadership, Culture, and Continuous Growth

Regional Director

headshot of Director

Darren Smith
(979) 500-6812
[email protected]

Texas Region map

Regional Managers

Region 1

Michael Cole

(979) 500-6807

Region 2

Brian Sheffer

(979) 500-6907

Region 3

Dallas Renfrew

(979) 500-6811

Region 4

Tony Lenard

(979) 500-6809

Region 5

Henry Perry

(979) 500-6810

Region 6

Tommy Jacobs (TJ)

(979) 500-6808