Emergency Operations Center
Our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at our headquarters in College Station provides statewide situational awareness and management of all agency emergency response activities. We are an “All Hazard” agency, meaning we respond not only to wildfires, but floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, snowstorms, and more.
The EOC uses state of the art technology to continuously monitor wildfire risk and state and local wildfire occurrences. It also monitors the availability and use of firefighting resources, equipment, and personnel across the state.
It serves as the source of information on statewide wildfire response and resource tracking reported to the Texas Division of Emergency Management, state and national legislative officials, the Southern and National Interagency Coordination centers, and Texas A&M University System leadership.
In addition, the EOC provides GIS services, manages Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) mobilizations, provides technical support for the Agency’s computer aided dispatch program (WIRES), and manages the Texas FireConnect web portal for volunteer fire departments.
The EOC operates during normal business hours but extends staffing as needed in support of disaster response.
Texas A&M’s EOC helps fight historic wildfires
Even while being renovated, the Emergency Operations Center played a big role in helping fight dangerous wildfires.