HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrayton, Colonel H.R. 110503t~elease 10 a.m. Saturday,
June ~, and thereafte~
Texas A. and M. News
June 25, 1960
ors of the
courses for the training of Texa
was a member of the chemistry depa
M. College. Beginning the training
twenty students, Col. Br , before
from active direction of
he
at Texas A. and
less than
t in 1955
~ saw
the program expanded to an annual firemen's training school at
were s%atewide
in scope. During his tenure as director of
for the Industrial Extension Set of A. and M., and later
the T ion Service,
training of an
at ls on the A. andM.
scattered over the state.
one itinerant fireman
entire program of
cours
hi
Texas
the
These men
d at locations
out the
several
for fire
ee to five
com-
ted
COLLEGE S/A/ION,
Texas A. and M. College
the late Col. H. R. B , exes
firemen, by designating the Texas Engineering
rice's new firemen's training area the "Brayton Firemen Train-
ing Field."
Col. Brayton, who died in 1957, began in9 short
munities e firemen received tr
conducted on the Ao and
The
ni
of CiVil
Ext Service, at College Station,
attracts about 1,500 men,
out-of.state city fire departments
governmental installations.
at
the
A. and
campus,
xico, the N rla
annual
rt at
f
model vi
for use in C
-30-
of
annual schools
nd during
the training
July. now
and from
firemen, in-
der
plus
22,
Field,
The
firemen in
of fires, plus a
disaster relief
TEXAS FIREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL
His tory
In 1929 the Fifth District, now
District of the 'State Firemen's and Fire
petitioned the State establish
primarily
this proposal and contacted offic~ials a~t t
A&M College t Scuss the proposal of such~ a[t
the very warm by
Dr. Fo C. Hedges, the Associat
A&M, and assigned the function to t
Hedges. Dr. Hedges assigned
faculty member, to be the School':
toward planning and conducting an annual fire school
May, 1930. combined effort
the
of instruction and drill
conventio
Grande Valley
Texas,
rogram
~ accepted
Because of
Wat ton and
ining school at
C. C.
Chemistry
to proceed
lng
Association,
two days
by the semi-annual
t O~rflS.
Depar of Chemistry of the College, Fire
cities of the state, and the Chief and members of the
senting 76
the
of the larger
Fire Department.
and other
support for of fi
regular session
No. 921) which,
create and opera
provi d lng
and making
this firs
members of the State Association
legislative
the 1931
(House Bill
of A&M College tc
of three members
Chairman of the
by the
from
bY
and
UPon
an Advisory
26, 1931.
les and
the House
Dr o T. O.
Dr. Frank 1930-61'
Dr. C. C. Hedges- 1930-47'
Dr. Gibb
Dean H.
H. D.
Dr~ John C.
Dean Fred J. Benson
James R. Bradley- 1974-Present
W. P
1932-39
42
1932-33
32-33
- 1937-52
-52
1944-55 & 1961-71
954-60
- 1963-71
1969-Present
tion.
Of
n~
An annu
Chemistry Depa
1930
lasses which
the State.
Paul R. Williams
~ in Novemb
)n was authorized
bY
conducted by the
World War II. At thi
increased with
by the merger. Chief Frank Williams left to
Commissioner and L.
was added to the staff. In
and were replaced by E.
January, 1950. A new
January, i950.
conducted by the
Brayton from
d to
for area
~red
s during
was
R. Williams added
Firemen's Pension
1947, A. L. Cartwright
ry D. Smith in
was employed in
Professor Brayton served as the head of the fire school from its
inception until World
Department. , C. C.
for the school as Director~ Following
to A&M College when
duties and was
capacity .~n
with the Execut the State
Disaster Relie
Fi remen' s Train lng School,
January, 1957,
capacity to the present time.
when he was recalled into the
were merge
schoo
cai Warfare
ies
ton returned
teaching
in s
s e rve
fense and
o f the
t H. R. Brayton in
served in this
atr
two
This must be ~
, and
service, only
This pro
presently known
Texas Engineering
The annual school has
1930,
Annual
involving 4,1
of the United
ining School
Texas A&M
from the~' 196
~rom 44 states
its
Ye ar
1930
1935
1940
1945
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
197i
1974
nhart depicts the growth of the training school from
present:
76
203
272
279
314
435
442
Total
Attendance
196
487
566
485 (World War II)
558
1235
1622
204i
2993
3121
4170
of Industri
one day to permit th
in the areas
. school specializ-
bv leaders
fo r
to "Visit" the fire field
in ]
for 1229
tuned
The
The
The year
es~
cities and
School
ame evident.
and encouraging.
was a total
speaking
~he
not
have been for
dist~
been
attempt'-to
and wh~
the salaries
also
that is due
services for
as
t of the
Had it not
)t have
to
the school,
include
who
great credit
the armed
school. And,
even
Th
water
acre
c amp us. The
found. The
and it w~as p
could
a fue
the
.pump.ed t
ram of
the original
Bryan Fire
utes and modern
was a 15
side of the
they could be
it to the field
training,
has
was to be
t that a building
school
zation
demolition
i950's,- the s
an 0il field float (~railer)
as they-were
the field.
Students Asso
activities. A
the st
evolutions. Again. contacts were
fuel or anything liquid that would burn and
field.
one of
the middle
on the fire field
~ hauled to
A&M Former
University ' s
enabled
field
te fuel, contaminated
ted to the fire
it was a
as an instructo
possess a vali
Many times the
· nstructor was
field activities,
his turn hauling.
1 off until another
In 1960,
Colle
expanding
tog
potenti~
inspecting
~_a]
land for
field, therefore,
g
months of
The fi
dirt
made
now in use,
from
fed from the
about a ~ mile down the road from
discovered too many projects were fired
pulled
were necessary. A s
the next problem reared
o ¢cas ionally
creat
nearness of the fire
water hammer and breaking out connections in plas
Several
officials, the
areas available.
million gal
multiple sto~ industrial
training set are only the
Gravel and
portune 'times,
1961, with dirt
on the new field
supplied
but, which also was
Reactor located
It was soon
the water was
reactor, adjustments
devised. Then
ghters, you will
fast, thereby
rued that due to the
rapidly was causing
piping in the reactor.
and State
practical training
laboratory
ere disaster rescue
Through the
Advisory Board and
Marshals' Association of
dollars, fo~ a th
period
This,
Training School
and Fi re
one and one half million
oft the training
. will
year 1974-75
fire
personnel.
t opl. s an
At the present
for the field
Train:
Electrical Test and Demons
Tank training
Stor~
facility;
Training
De[
Aid facility;
facility (3 level);
Fi re Training
Dist ribut
Re
Th
will be e
ing aid
Estate Improvements.
the fiscal
5OO
Truck; 1-1/2" -
ire field;
r
(structures)
r~ation
der
High Voit age
Pet role nm '
facility; Extra
facility; Equipment
and
Fire
us Visual
and Heat Training
a Retail-Warehouse
:er
zlude; Ware r
~ons
res and
A
Texas Fi~
cond
operat
as
Edu
in Indust ria~
classes for
planned for
aerial
specialized
Attachments:
House Bill 921
Consolidated
197& Statist
1974 Annual
at the
schools
now in
This training
certification
and
ugh the year
alized week-end
· re being
;
and other