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Overview

Firefighters and emergency responders from across Texas and the world call on TEEX for its renowned training. Since 1930, TEEX has established itself as the leader in year-round, hands-on training of municipal, industrial, volunteer and marine firefighters. Each year, TEEX trains more than 81,000 firefighters and emergency response personnel from all 50 states and from more than 45 foreign countries.

In addition to firefighter training, TEEX trains emergency response personnel in rescue operations, emergency medical services, hazardous materials, incident management/unified command, weapons of mass destruction and response to terrorism. Firefighters and emergency response personnel can participate in extension courses and area schools near their communities, on-site at approved facilities around the world, or at the largest emergency services training facility anywhere – TEEX’s Brayton Fire Training Field and Disaster City®.

Annual Fire Training Schools
Each summer more than 4,000 students attend the TEEX week-long Spring, Spanish, Industrial and Municipal fire training schools. Courses range from basic to advanced levels and are taught by hundreds of instructors, each experienced in specific areas of emergency response.

Municipal Fire Training
TEEX provides career and volunteer personnel with extensive hands-on training in basic and advanced level protection, fire supervision, investigation, emergency management, hazardous materials control and rescue techniques.

Industrial Fire Training
TEEX offers courses to industrial fire brigades that provide personnel from around the world with strategies, tactics, and skills needed to safely prevent and control emergencies at plants where flammable substances could endanger lives, facilities and surrounding communities. Courses offered include exterior and interior fire brigade, incident command, bulk storage emergency management, firefighting for coal utilities, emergency operations center and incident safety officer.

The Department of Defense (DoD) Certification Training
TEEX offers several courses to Department of Defense personnel seeking certification from the National Board of Fire Service Professional Qualifications. These courses have been developed in cooperation with the Department of Defense to meet NFPA standards, and are available in College Station or on-site around the country.

Emergency Medical Services Training
TEEX offers a variety of courses including attendant, technician, paramedic, basic trauma life support, extrication, vehicle operation and dispatch training. Basic and advanced patient simulation courses take advantage of a dynamic, interactive Human Patient Simulator.

Emergency Management Administration Online Bachelor Degree Program
The Emergency Management Administration (EMA) degree program, offered through West Texas A&M University in cooperation with TEEX, seeks to help prepare currently employed emergency service personnel for advancement within their career field. Courses are offered online allowing students to complete assignments at home or any location with access to the Internet.

Accreditation, Certification and College Credit
The National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) has accredited TEEX training in more than 30 certification levels. Pro Board is an internationally recognized professional organization that represents the fire service and related field of emergency response. Agencies that achieve Pro Board accreditation are recognized as having met the rigors of review by an independent organization. When students attend a TEEX certification course, they have been trained and tested based on competencies. Upon successful completion of the course and test, students receive a certificate that contains the TEEX logo and the Pro Board seal, which indicates a quality standard in both training and testing

Along with earning a national certification, students may receive college credit from taking TEEX courses. The American Council on Education (ACE) has reviewed a number of TEEX courses and has recommended up to five hours of college credit for some courses.

World-Class Training Facilities

Brayton Fire Training Field
is a 120-acre training facility located in College Station, Texas. The training field is the largest live-fueled, firefighter training facility in the world. The field is equipped with 132 props or training stations and 21 live-fire props.

Disaster City®
The $7.7 million, equipped with full-scale, specially designed collapsible structures, is the only one of its kind in the world for providing hands-on, realistic training to emergency responders in search, rescue and structural collapse techniques.

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