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| NERRTC to receive $23 million from homeland security appropriations bill | ||
| The president has signed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2010 (H.R. 2892) - providing TEEX's National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center with $23 million in funding under the Homeland Security National Training Program Cooperative Agreement. | ||
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| Texas Workforce Commission grants TEEX $4.2 million for emergency services training | ||
| The Texas Workforce Commission has approved a $4.2 million grant for TEEX to provide emergency services training to more than 1,600 Texas workers. The funds will be used to train employees from eight companies at 24 locations in Texas through the TEEX Emergency Services Energy Consortium Training Project. Thirty courses will be offered in industrial firefighting, rescue, HazMat, emergency medical services and leadership training. | ||
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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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| Texas Meter School starts Oct. 26 | ||
| More than 150 metering personnel from the electric power industry are expected to attend the 2009 Southwest Electrical Metering Association’s (SWEMA) Texas Meter School the week of Oct. 26-30 at the Texas A&M Riverside Campus in Bryan. | ||
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| NERRTC assumes operations role with State Re-entry Task Forces | ||
| Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Jack Colley has asked TEEX's National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC) to assume key roles in the execution of the Re-entry Task Force missions. Four Re-entry Task Forces were established this summer by TDEM to assist local jurisdictions in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. | ||
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| Economic Development Online Tool makes managing projects easier | ||
| An online tool developed by TEEX’s Knowledge Engineering Center will help Economic Development Districts (EDDs) to more easily manage, track, document and share information about community economic development projects. | ||
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| NFPA 472 Flammable Bulk Storage specialty certification offered | ||
| TEEX's Emergency Services Training Institute is the first training organization to offer Pro Board certification for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 472, Annex E Flammable Bulk Storage specialty, following an extension of accreditation from the National Board of Professional Qualifications (Pro Board). | ||
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| Joint exercise adds realism to emergency management training | ||
| New joint training exercises conducted at TEEX's Emergency Operations Training Center have further enhanced the center's national reputation for emergency management training that mirrors real life. The capability of holding joint exercises between the EOC and the Incident Command Post have made the training more realistic for both groups of participants. | ||
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