During the week of July 20th-24th, 2009 seven members of the Redwater VFD were among  hundreds of firefighters and safety personnel who attended the Texas Engineering Extension Service’s Annual Fire School at the Emergency Services Training Institute, part of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has been providing unsurpassed fire training for emergency responders since 1929, when the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas selected Texas A&M University as the site for a permanent firefighter training school. Today, TEEX trains more than 81,000 emergency responders from all 50 states and 45 countries each year. The Industrial School is one of the few fire fighting schools across the country where emergency responders can obtain the latest industrial fire fighting and hazardous materials control certifications through the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). NFPA standards are recognized internationally for fire fighting and hazardous material control qualifications and are the foremost education standards in emergency response. More than 200 highly qualified guest instructors and speakers from industrial and manufacturing companies train the emergency responders through the extensive classroom and hands-on exercises. Many of these instructors donate their time, services and expenses to ensure that firefighters are adequately prepared to respond to various industrial emergencies.Tanya McAnally, Ryan Durham, and Phillip Burkhalter attended Phase 1 Firefighter, Julie Turner attended Phase 2 Firefighter, Josh Yelvington attended Phase 3 Firefighter, and Chris Poole attended the Instructor class. Congratulations to all who attended and thank you for all the personal time you put into our Department and District.