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First Responders

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.

2026 First Responder Trainings

ExxonMobil sponsors three regional training facilities focused on emergency preparedness for first responders. Responders may enroll in any course that is of interest. Registration for each session is limited, so early enrollment is encouraged.

All participants are encouraged to complete NASFM's Hazardous Materials Technician course prior to attending any of the below regional classes.

Learn More about Training Opportunities

Texas A&M Extension Service (TEEX) in College Station, Texas
For emergency response training covering industrial fires and hazardous liquid and CO₂ pipeline incidents, you are welcome to attend an upcoming session at TEEX. This two-part course features a first-of-its-kind module on CO₂ releases and provides advanced, hands-on and companion classroom simulations focused on responding to multiple types of hazardous liquid pipeline and storage tank incidents. Submit an interest form or click a link below to register for a class. Remaining 2026 trainings are scheduled for
- November 7-8
First time TEEX training participants will need to select "create account" within the myTEEX student portal when registering.

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Mississippi State Fire Academy in Jackson, Mississippi
This program emphasizes the use of the Incident Command System (ICS), coordination with pipeline operators, and implementation of community emergency plans to ensure a unified and efficient response. Register directly through the MSFA Acadis Portal. Remaining 2026 classes are scheduled for
- November 14
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Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Louisiana Pipeline Emergency Training (LaPET) course is held in conjunction with the Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy (FETA) and River Parishes Community College (RPCC). This course features a first-of-its-kind module on CO₂ releases and provides advanced hands-on and companion classroom simulations. Register directly through the FETA Acadis Portal. Remaining 2026 classes are scheduled for
- October 24
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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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Collaborating with TEEX and NASFM

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company worked 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

“When this opportunity arrives for other departments, they need to take advantage of it. When we go into these emergency situations, we’ll know how to react.”

~Jody Herrera, Chief of Jefferson County ESD #3

Mobile Training Trailer

ExxonMobil and the National Association of State Fire Marshals have teamed up to take portions of the HazMat Liquid & CO₂ Pipeline and Industrial Fire Emergencies training on the road. Previously available only at training facilities, this training will provide first responder teams with advanced hands-on and companion classroom simulations of emergency response scenarios – including a first-of-its-kind module on CO₂ pipeline releases.

Past Trainings

2025
2024
2023
2021
2020
2019

In 2025, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company expanded its first responder training program to provide hands-on pipeline emergency response training in Louisiana and Mississippi, in addition to continuing to sponsor the HazMat Liquid & CO₂ Pipeline and Industrial Fire Emergencies trainings at TEEX. First responders from departments across the Gulf Coast and beyond participated.

In Mississippi, we partnered with the Mississippi State Fire Academy to develop and sponsor a course specializing in emergency response to CO₂ incidents. The first class was held in September with a second class in November. In Louisiana, we worked with the Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy and River Parishes Community College to develop a similar course on emergency response to CO₂ incidents. The first class was held in October. Finally, in Texas, in addition to holding the four sessions at TEEX, we sponsored a special TEEX training in Beaumont, Texas, at the IRFT Training Center for emergency responders in the local area.
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.

Making this training accessible to even more first responders, in 2024, ExxonMobil developed a mobile training trailer that contains pipeline props and other materials we use to provide realistic training to fire departments that service our facilities.
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