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Pipelines are the safest way to transport oil and natural gas. Although ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMPCo) integrates safety into all our facilities and operations, we constantly prepare to respond to emergency situations. And we want our communities to be prepared too. EMPCo sponsors the participation of local and regional emergency responders in programs, such as the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) HazMat Liquid & CO₂ Pipeline and Industrial Fire Emergencies training, designed to provide them with the education and resources to address pipeline and tank emergencies.

2025 Trainings

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company is sponsoring four HazMat Liquid & CO₂ Pipeline and Industrial Fire Emergencies trainings in partnership with TEEX in 2025. Additional field trainings will be conducted in Beaumont, Texas, and at the Mississippi State Fire Academy.

The TEEX trainings take place at Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, TX. Training in Beaumont will take place at IRFT Training Center. These trainings provide advanced, hands-on and companion classroom simulations focused on responding to multiple types of pipeline incidents including a CO₂ release.

Submit an interest form or click a link below to register for one of next year's classes. 2025 trainings are scheduled for

First time TEEX training participants will need to select "create account" within the myTEEX student portal when registering.

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Introducing Our New Mobile Training Trailer

ExxonMobil and the National Association of State Fire Marshals are teaming up to take portions of the HazMat Liquid & CO₂ Pipeline and Industrial Fire Emergencies training on the road! Previously only available at the Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, Texas, this training will provide first responder teams with advanced hands-on and companion classroom simulations of emergency response scenarios – including an industry-first CO₂ pipeline release.

Interested Departments Can Sign Up Here

Partnering with TEEX and NASFM

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company partnered with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) in 2019 to develop a hands-on training course to further prepare firefighters along our pipelines and near our facilities to respond to emergencies. Responders receive valuable knowledge they will need to help protect their communities in the event of an industrial-type emergency. EMPCo has funded the training of more than 500 firefighters across Texas and Louisiana at the world-renowned Brayton Fire Training Field.

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company funds the course fees, including lodging and meals, for class participants. Following successful sessions over the past years, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company is continuing its support with more trainings being offered.

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First responders participate in a simulated CO₂ release at the TEEX facility in College Station, TX

About TEEX Training

TEEX training sessions include live hands-on drills and scenarios, as well as basic education covering:

Types of pipeline markers and key information located on a pipeline marker
Pipeline right-of-way and basic design and construction features of a pipeline system
Common types of refined petroleum products transported in pipelines, basic physical and chemical properties associated with liquid gases, physical and chemical properties for specific petroleum products
Basic principles of liquid transmission pipeline operations and indicators of a damaged liquid pipeline
Types of aboveground petroleum storage tanks and safety features found at cargo tank truck loading racks
Emergency response tactics needed to address CO₂-specific hazards

“TEEX training provides a unique opportunity for municipal emergency response personnel to apply specific strategies and tactics for the assessment, management and control of industrial emergency incidents through simulated and live liquid fueled fire activities.”

~ TEEX trainee

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company sponsored four HazMat Liquid & CO₂ Pipeline and Industrial Fire Emergencies trainings in 2024, in partnership with TEEX. First responders from departments across the Gulf Coast and beyond participated.

And just as we’re evolving to be a leader in the energy transition, our safety training is evolving too. Since the development of the course in 2019, the training has adapted to provide the hands-on skills our first responders need to keep the communities we serve safe, including a simulated CO₂ release exercise.
In 2023, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company sponsored four HazMat Liquid & CO₂ Pipeline and Industrial Fire Emergencies trainings with TEEX. New in 2023 was an industry-first module providing advanced, hands-on and companion classroom simulations focused on responding to a CO₂ pipeline incident.
ExxonMobil Pipeline Company sponsored two Texas A&M Engineering and Extension Service (TEEX) HazMat Liquid Pipeline & Industrial Fire Emergency trainings in 2021, held at the Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, Texas. The second session was joined by Jefferson County Commissioner Vernon Pierce and ExxonMobil Pipeline President Steve Yatauro.

First responders participate in a simulated tank fire at the TEEX facility in College Station, TX
Though the pandemic interfered with countless programs, pipeline safety training and preparation didn’t stop. TEEX continued pipeline safety training in 2020 modified to CDC guidelines.
See more from the TEEX state-of-the-art training session in August 2019.

First responders participate in a simulated release at the TEEX facility in College Station, TX

Expanding Online Resources

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company recently worked with the National Association of State Fire Marshals to make their existing Pipeline Emergencies online training program available to emergency response personnel within the company’s operating areas.

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