Texas Border Business
BROWNSVILLE, TX – Brownsville Border Patrol Station (BRP) agents assisted a motorist from her smoking vehicle shortly before it was engulfed in fire.
BRP agents assigned to the Field Training Unit (FTU), were traveling south on U.S. Highway 77 in Brownsville, Texas, and noticed a stranded vehicle on the shoulder of the opposite lane. The vehicle was emitting large amounts of smoke. Believing the occupants could be in danger, they crossed the median and made contact with the female driver who was still sitting in the driver seat. The agents, without regard for their own safety, extracted the female just before it was engulfed in flames. The agents on scene requested assistance from the Brownsville Police and Fire Departments. The fire was subsequently extinguished by the firefighters. The woman was medically evaluated and did not require further medical attention.
The FTU is a Border Patrol training program that all agents must go through post-graduation from the U.S. Border Patrol Academy. This program provides new agents on-the-job training from veteran agents at their first duty location. The FTU curriculum includes area familiarization, land navigation, processing, and a multitude of other skills agents must possess and demonstrate before being allowed to patrol on their own.
The actions of the courageous group of agents are commendable and a true example of Border Patrol’s creed of “Live Honor First”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
