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However, in addition to the home games, one other BIG draw is the
Brayton Fire Field, located to the south of the runways. The Texas
Engineering Extension service of TAMU operates one of the most renowned
firefighting schools in the US. In addition to training municipal
professional firefighters, they host industrial firefighters from
"local" petrochemical industry down in Houston, Texas City and elsewhere
during weekend and weeklong fire schools. TEEX also hosts training
weekend and weeklong fire schools for the region's volunteer
firefighters. As a former volunteer, I can vouch for that being the
"oshkosh" for my colleagues when I volunteered.

The firefighters arent a bunch of pilots, but they DO use a lot of hotel
rooms, and tend to rent blocks of them.

Dave

Small world! I was just down there at the end of August for HAZMAT training. I did the Industrial firefighting
course back in the late 90's. Those evolutions were awesome! I've never come away from training of any sort with
such a sense of accomplishment. Only downside was our instructor made it clear that we were now graduates of an
extension of T A&M and could no longer tell aggie jokes. BTW, as a volunteer firefighter you rank right up there
with my other heroes.

Joe Schneider
8437R




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