University and Fire Department Relations
The questions… Can Universities and Fire Departments
work together? What can the FD provide to the
College/University? What can Colleges and Universities
provide to the FD/community?
Texas A&M University Fall 2009 Enrollment – 48,885
Includes 8,200+ Freshmen 5,200+ Acre Main Campus 850+ Buildings 21.1 Million Square Feet 1.3 Million New Square Feet in
Construction
Joint Endeavors
Community EOC
12,000 SF Emergency Operations Center A single EOC for all county entities
City of College Station City of Bryan Brazos County Texas A&M University
Emergency Managers from all entities are co-located in the facility
Set up and ready to go 24 Hours/Day Can be activated by any of the entities All entities are equal partners
Area Wide Radio System
Joint Effort for Federal Radio Interoperability Grant
700 MHz Radio System Entities
City of College Station City of Bryan Brazos County Texas A&M University
Mutual Aid Agreements
Hazardous Materials Response CSFD Primary Hazardous Materials
Response group for the 7 County Region TAMU EHS has an agreement to respond and
assist if needed Often provides standby for equipment &
personnel for distant responses Share in equipment purchases
Prevents duplication of equipment and allows for more specialized purchases
Joint Communications
EHS Staff on College Station Paging System EHS Haz-Mat techs receive all CS Haz-
Mat pages EHS has in-house procedures for response
Select EHS staff receive FD Admin Pages FD General Alarm Pages
Shared Radio Talk groups
Student Education Mock Dorm Room Burn
CSFD NFPA Center for Campus Fire Safety Dominos Pizza Residence Life EHS
Special Events Athletic Events
Football Games 88,000+ Capacity Regular Dignitaries
Governor, Senators, Former President, Secretary of Defense
NCAA National Championships Other large events
Often require many local agencies to assist university personnel
George H.W. Bush Library - World Leaders Visits from two sitting presidents in the last 10
months
Kyle Field Command University Police College Station Police Bryan PD Brazos County SO DPS FBI FBI – JTTF ATF
Contemporary Services Corp.
CSFD A&M EMS A&M Care Team A&M PHPL A&M Transportation A&M EHS
Colleges & Universities What can you do to support the
local Fire Department? Communicate Communicate Communicate
Monthly Update Meeting
Bryan Fire Bryan Police College Station Fire College Station Police TAMU Police TAMU EMS TAMU Physical Plant TAMU Emergency Planning TAMU Risk Management TAMU EHS County Volunteer FD
Monthly Meeting Topics
Construction Update Upcoming Campus Events
Athletic Events & Non-athletic Responses New Research Projects Tours Emergency Exercises New System Installations/Retrofits Road Closures/Access Issues Campus Representatives
Plan Review
New construction & major renovations - Email notification list includes College Station Fire Marshal
Small renovations & retrofits are reviewed in house
Utilization of City Guidelines & Standards Knox Box
Other Shared Opportunities
Email Notification List (UPD, FD, EMS) Road Closures; Crane Lifts, Fire System
outages; Hydrant Maintenance; Significant Events
Facility Tours All new construction and major
renovations New or special operations
Pre-Planning
College & University Can Provide Unique Facilities Unique Hazards Volunteers
Shelter Operations Exercise participants
Subject Matter Experts Engineers Chemists Interpreters
Equipment Busses; heavy equipment
Training opportunities
Wrapping up… Is there a set model that works for
everyone? Is it always easy? Does everyone always get their way? Can Colleges/Universities live without
the local FD? Can communities live without the
College/University?
Colleges/Universities must together!
If you haven’t started building the relationship - get started today.
It is a matter of when… Not if you will be called upon to work together in a time of crisis….
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