The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
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TEEX offers training and technical assistance that touches all aspects of the community.
Through our work with economic development organizations, government entities, private
industry and emergency responders, TEEX is developing resilient communities. TEEX
offers assistance in strategic planning, community development, continuity of operations
and business continuity planning, and emergency management and response training
for local officials and emergency responders.
Knowledge Engineering provides
expertise in technology commercialization, manufacturing and small business growth,
economic development, technology assessment, community development, continuity planning,
semiconductor training and professional development, and can assist organizations
with Web applications, instructional design and E-learning.
TEEX's
Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) is known worldwide for its outstanding,
hands-on training of emergency response personnel in municipal firefighting and
rescue, industrial and marine firefighting, aircraft rescue and firefighting, hazardous
materials, emergency medical services, and emergency management, as well as maritime
safety training. Classes can be offered at a customer’s location or at the renowned
Brayton Fire Training Field, the largest live-fueled fire training facility in the
world.
TEEX's Infrastructure
Training & Safety Institute offers highly diverse training programs that serve and
reach nearly all of the skill groups and departments found in local government,
as well as state and federal government. Training is offered in construction, electric
power, public works, transportation, water and wastewater, telecommunications, heavy
equipment, building codes and other occupational areas. The division coordinates
and is home to the Frank M. Tejeda Center for Excellence in Environmental
Operations
and the Public Works Response Team (PWAT).The PWRT is a state resource with multi-disciplined, multi-talented, and highly
qualified members who support local response, rapid damage assessment, and recovery
efforts. PWRT is composed of members who are highly skilled and knowledgeable in
public works activities such as Utilities (Electrical, Gas, Water, Wastewater, Storm
Water, Environmental Safety and Compliance, Communications); Debris Clearance; Structural
Safety; Transportation Systems; Traffic Engineering and Management; Fleet Services;
and Parks and Recreation.
Public Safety and Security is one of the primary trainers for law enforcement officers
within Texas and is the state’s oldest continuing statewide law enforcement extension
training agency. TEEX sponsors the Central Texas Police Academy and offers a wide
variety of basic and advanced training to peace officers and private industry security
professionals.
Disaster Preparedness & Response offers customized training to groups of emergency responders
from across the nation and the world. The division offers all-hazards planning,
training and exercises for jurisdictions, regions and states. Specialized training
offered includes structural collapse technician, logistics specialist, search operations,
swift water rescue and other position-specific training at the most comprehensive
emergency response training facility in the world – Disaster City®. The full-scale,
collapsible structures in Disaster City© can be customized to meet the needs
of any group. The division is also home to
Texas Task Force 1 and the state water strike team. Task Force 1 is one of the most active search and rescue teams in the country,
having responded to at least one major disaster each year since its inception in
1998. From the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks to Hurricane Katrina’s devastation,
Texas Task Force 1’s urban search and rescue and water rescue teams have expertise
in responding to both man-made and natural disasters.