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….