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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, March  06, 2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DHS/FEMA training for healthcare personnel on infectious diseases includes the latest information on the novel coronavirus, which has spread from Wuhan, China, to the United States and over 80 countries worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, over 3,200 people have died and more than 95,000 have been infected with COVID-19 since the new strain of coronavirus was identified in December 2019. The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) offers DHS/FEMA training to U.S. medical and first responder communities on identifying diseases or pathogens and managing patient care, while protecting themselves from exposure and contamination through proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The CDC is recommending healthcare workers use infection control procedures and appropriate PPE to prevent exposure and spreading the coronavirus infection. CDC guidelines include ensuring healthcare personnel have appropriate PPE and receive training in how to properly don, use and doff PPE to prevent self-contamination, and then properly dispose of or decontaminate the PPE. Since the Ebola outbreak in 2014, TEEX has trained almost 11,000 healthcare workers to properly use Level C Personal Protective Equipment, in accordance with OSHA and CDC standards, through its course, Personal Protective Measures for Biological Events (PER320), said Jesse Watkins, Operations Director with the TEEX National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center. The one-day course, developed by the Center for Domestic Preparedness, is offered at no cost nationwide to healthcare personnel who might come in contact with a toxin, pathogen or infectious virus, such as coronavirus, he added. Participants get hands-on practice in donning and doffing PPE and also learn to perform technical decontamination. Other public health training TEEX offers includes “Medical Management of CBRNE Events,” where adult and pediatric human patient simulators are used as training aids to simulate various effects of exposure to disease and toxins, as well as chemical agents and radiological or nuclear materials. TEEX has also trained thousands of medical personnel and first responders nationwide in “Medical Countermeasures” to a large-scale public health incident, such as a highly contagious disease or pandemic requiring mass prophylaxis. Instructors in the Medical Countermeasures course stress the importance of educating the public on disease spread, measures to protect family members from disease and how to receive prophylactic medications if needed. These training programs are offered nationwide at no cost under the DHS/FEMA Homeland Security National Training Program Cooperative Agreement. The courses are provided through TEEX’s National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, a member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC). Target audiences include healthcare personnel, emergency responders, workers at Ports of Entry and any personnel who might come into contact with a dangerous biological agent. To learn more about the coronavirus, visit:

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by Dan Kobialka • Sep 10, 2019
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), a state agency that offers training programs and technical guidance to Texas organizations, has opened a cyber readiness center to help private and public organizations improve their security posture. The cyber readiness center provides cyber preparedness activities to teach organizations how to develop and validate their cybersecurity strategies. TEEX’s cyber readiness center offers online and face-to-face courses, some of which are available free of charge, according to a prepared statement. It also provides courses designed for business leaders, along with other courses geared toward information risk management, cyber incident analysis and disaster recovery. Other Cyber Readiness Resources Are Available
In addition to TEEX’s cyber readiness center, various cyber readiness resources are available, including the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) Cyber Readiness Program. CRI’s Cyber Readiness Program was launched in December , and it focuses on embedding basic cyber policies and processes into an organization’s operating culture, according to a prepared statement. The program offers tools and resources to address four primary cybersecurity issues:
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Leaders of law enforcement agencies face new and complex challenges
Police Chiefs and other leaders are expected to develop, inspire and motivate their officers and build positive relationships with the communities they serve
ILEA and TEEX have joined forces to enhance the leadership training opportunities for police executives
Leaders of law enforcement agencies are facing an increasingly complex and challenging job as they work to build positive relationships and keep their communities safe. An agreement between two Texas training organizations will open up new opportunities for executives and administrators in the law enforcement community to enhance their leadership skills and strategies. The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the  Institute for Law Enforcement Administration  (ILEA), which will expand the reach of both organizations and increase the number of courses offered to the sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel they serve. “For 60 years, ILEA has been one of the most highly respected providers of police executive development programs in the nation,” said Dr. John Ray, Division Director of TEEX’s Institute for Law Enforcement & Protective Services Excellence. “We couldn’t ask for a better partner as the division works to expand its services by providing training and technical assistance to sworn and non-sworn law enforcement administrators.”
“This agreement will expand the services of both organizations,” said Gregory Smith, Director of ILEA and Vice President of the Center for American and International Law. “We both focus on serving the law enforcement community and this partnership will be extremely powerful and has great potential for growth. ILEA is uniquely positioned to provide continuing education for leaders, supervisors and administrators in law enforcement. This agreement allows TEEX to expand their reach in that arena, and allows us to reach new markets and a broader audience for our services.” 
ILEA recently partnered with TEEX to offer one of its most popular courses at TEEX headquarters in College Station, Texas. The 40-hour course, Internal Affairs - Professional Standards and Ethics, drew 20 participants from across Texas and Oklahoma. The next program offered by ILEA in collaboration with TEEX will be the Civilian Leadership development program for non-sworn personnel working in a law enforcement agency, scheduled for later this fall. ILEA’s Center for Law Enforcement Ethics has trained 10,000 ethics instructors worldwide. In addition, ILEA recently conducted its 57th School for Executive Leadership for mid-level and senior executives to prepare them for a position as Chief, Sheriff or CEO. “Other cornerstone programs include our 120-hour School of Police Supervision and our two-week Texas Sergeant’s Academy for rural law enforcement agencies throughout the state in partnership with the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool,” said Smith. About the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA)
Established in 1957, the  Institute for Law Enforcement Administration  (ILEA), a division of The Center for American and International Law headquartered in Plano, provides courses, seminars and workshops for police and sheriff’s agencies both nationally and internationally. ILEA’s mission is to improve the quality of justice by developing law enforcement leaders and practitioners through premier professional education and technical support. ILEA’s courses are approved for credit by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and its major programs are eligible for college credit. About TEEX’s Institute for Law Enforcement & Protective Services Excellence
TEEX has offered law enforcement extension training in Texas since 1942, and has operated a Basic Peace Officer School since 1953. The Institute for Law Enforcement & Protective Services Excellence operates the Texas Forensic Science Academy and TEEX Corrections Academy, and offers other licensing and certificate programs and continuing education. Its law enforcement and corrections training is approved for credit by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), and many programs are eligible for college credit. Other areas of training include disaster preparedness, threat and risk assessment, critical infrastructure protection, sports and special events management, school safety, explosives and ordnance training, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for public safety, emergency vehicle operation and traffic accident avoidance. Visit:  teex.org/law
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College Station, TX, Aug.  08, 2019  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The petrochemical industry is investing in a new approach to help protect their facilities and the citizens who live nearby. Several petrochemical companies are partnering with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) to provide emergency response training to the communities surrounding their plants to protect the safety of local citizens. Though incidents are rare at the nation’s petrochemical plants, when a fire occurs as it did at the Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park earlier this year, the company and the community rely on Mutual Aid help from other nearby companies they have agreements with. However, when the plant in trouble is isolated with no other companies located close enough to help respond, they have to rely on local first responders to assist in extinguishing the blaze and protecting the community. Some petrochemical plants are located in small or rural communities where the local volunteer fire department or municipal fire department may not have the funding to send their firefighters to the specialized training needed to fight these kinds of fires, said John Burge, who directs the industrial firefighting program at TEEX’s Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI). Valero, ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. and LyondellBasell are among the companies that have recently established training grants and partnered with TEEX to provide hands-on fire and hazardous materials training to firefighters from communities that surround their plants in the Houston area, across Texas and the Midwest. The training grants cover the costs for the firefighters to attend specialized training courses at the 296-acre Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, Texas, which is one of the largest live-fire training facilities in the world. The specialized TEEX course, “Industrial Emergencies for Municipal Based Responders,” or IEMBR, was requested by LyondellBasell for firefighters that serve communities around their facilities. "Safety is embedded in our company culture and our staff often trains with local first responders to improve preparedness,” said Dale Friedrichs, LyondellBasell vice president, Health, Safety and Environment. “Texas A&M offers exceptional training which broadens the skills of firefighters. We understand the funding challenges that some municipalities face, and we’re honored to support those who put their lives on the line every day.”
“Funding from Valero allowed us to train approximately 60 firefighters from across the Midwest in the proper techniques for extinguishing ethanol fires,” Burge said. “These firefighters from communities surrounding Valero plants will take those skills back home and share their new knowledge with fellow firefighters where they will be better prepared to respond to emergencies and help protect their community and the Valero assets. This is good for both the community and the facility.”
The firefighters who come to Brayton Fire Training Field for training get hands-on experience fighting actual fires on large, full-scale props simulating industrial plants, storage tanks, pipe racks, process units, rail car loading terminals, hazmat chemical leaks and crude by rail fires. “Lectures only go so far,” Burge says. “Until they actually fight these fires, the lessons can be difficult to learn; but once they ‘look the devil in the eyes,’ they won’t forget.”
For ExxonMobil, TEEX is providing 16 hours of training for up to 150 firefighters in HazMat liquid pipeline and industrial fire emergencies. “As a company that prioritizes safety, ExxonMobil is proud to partner with TEEX to create a program specifically focused on training firefighters to safely manage oil pipeline and tank emergencies,” said Johnita Jones, Vice President – Southern Operations Manager, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company. “While such incidents are infrequent, our goal is to make sure these firefighters and other first responders – many of whom are volunteers and the first line of defense in protecting our communities and the environment – are prepared and equipped to safely manage these types of emergencies.”
The investment in training is a win-win for the companies and for the communities, Burge says. “They are investing money in the communities to train the firefighters in the local fire departments, which could save lives as well as save the plant and the jobs that support the local economy. At TEEX, we are extremely pleased to partner with these companies that are stepping up to the plate to make sure that our volunteer and municipal responders are getting the specialized training needed to be an asset during an industrial emergency.”
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