1. University and Fire Department Relations

2. 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?

3. 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

4. Joint Endeavors

5. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Student Education Mock Dorm Room Burn CSFD NFPA Center for Campus Fire Safety Dominos Pizza Residence Life EHS

12. 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

13. 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

15. Colleges & Universities What can you do to support the local Fire Department? Communicate

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

28. 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?

29. 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….