Texas Engineering Extension Service

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The Texas Engineering Extension Service, abbreviated TEEX, is a part of the Texas A&M University System.

TEEX offers training programs for employed workers and those entering the labor force, specifically in the area of public safety. TEEX is also the sponsor of Urban Search and Rescue Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1), the primary rapid-deployment urban search and rescue force for the state.

[edit] Services

• Fire Services: TEEX's Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI)^[1]
• Public Works: TEEX's Engineering, Utilities and Public Works Training Institute (EUPWTI)
• Homeland Security: National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC)
• Safety and Health: Professional & Regulatory Training (PRT)
• Public Safety and Security: Public Safety & Security (PS&S)
• Economic Development: Technology and Economic Development (TED)
• Search & Rescue: Urban Search & Rescue (US&R)

[edit] Areas of training

• Fire
• Homeland Security
• Public Safety and Security
• Public Works
• Safety and Health
• Search and Rescue
• Economic Solutions

[edit] References

1. ^ "Regents chairman says tuition hike might be delayed until next year". http://www.rgj.com/article/20081204/NEWS02/812040343/1005/NEWS. 

[edit] External links

Texas portal

• TEEX Homepage
• Texas Task Force One
• Texas Engineering Extension Service from the Handbook of Texas Online

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