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| Swiftwater rescue teams, helicopters deploy to Lufkin and Longview | ||
| Three swiftwater rescue teams and two Texas Military Forces UH-60 helicopters with TX-TF1 rescue technicians aboard were deployed to the city of Lufkin. Two UH-60 helicopters and TX-TF1 rescue technicians also moved to the city of Longview. Three swiftwater rescue teams are also being staged in College Station this afternoon for potential forward deployment later in the day. | ||
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| TX-TF1 teams demobilized as heavy rain subsides | ||
| As the heavy rains moved out of Texas on Friday afternoon, members of Texas Task Force 1 have been demobilized and are on their way back to their jurisdictions this evening | ||
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| Texas Task Force 1 deploys in advance of potential flooding | ||
| Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) will deploy today in advance of continued heavy rain expected across east Texas over the next two days. This deployment is part of the State’s effort to preposition and assist jurisdictions if conditions deteriorate. The National Weather Service predicts the possibility of heavy rain over much of Southeast Texas stretching east of Interstate 45 corridor from Houston to Dallas. | ||
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| DMAT teams hold pandemic exercise | ||
| Members of the U.S. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) from across the country participated in a full-scale exercise sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at TEEX's Disaster City®. | ||
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| Aggie business students to face life-and-death scenarios | ||
| Some things you can’t learn in the classroom. On Monday, 91 Texas A&M Mays Business School MBA students will engage in a unique and highly stressful learning experience -- one they'll hope never happens in real life. | ||
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| Texas Task Force 1 gearing up for Ike | ||
| With Hurricane Ike presenting an imminent threat to the Gulf Coast, the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) has authorized Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) to activate and plan for forward deployment ahead of the storm. | ||
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| Texas Task Force 1 to celebrate 10th Anniversary | ||
| Current and past members of Texas Task Force 1, the state's elite urban search and rescue team, will be honored at a Saturday evening (Oct. 20) ceremony celebrating the team's 10th anniversary. | ||
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| Humberto leaves Southeast Texas, Texas Task Force 1 demobilizes | ||
| As Humberto continues to migrate to the north and east, members of Texas Task Force 1 are on their way back to College Station for out processing, before returning to their home jurisdictions this evening. | ||
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| TEEX, Texas Forest Service prepare for Tropical Storm Humberto | ||
| With Tropical Storm Humberto just off the Texas coast and expected to drop significant rainfall during the next two days, Texas Task Force 1 has responded to a request by the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management to coordinate the state’s multi-agency search and rescue response. | ||
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| Search and rescue robots face real-world testing at Disaster City® | ||
| The Texas Engineering Extension Service is co-hosting a Response Robot Evaluation Exercise for urban search and rescue responders on June 18-22 at Disaster City® in College Station. Emergency responders from 16 states are expected to test about 20 robots using two realistic training scenarios. | ||
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