Carman Apple is the Field Training Section Chief in the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Training Division. She has been with TDEM since 2012, serving first as a District Coordinator for the Beaumont District and then as a Regional Section Chief over Preparedness and Response in the Southeast and Deep East Texas regions before transitioning in 2025 to the Training Division.
During her time with TDEM, she has managed multiple Type 1 incidents, including floods and hurricanes, hazardous materials incidents, and public health crises, such as Ebola and COVID-19.
Carman previously served as a police officer for 25 years with the City of Beaumont. During that time, Carman was a founding member of the city’s incident management team, which responded to Hurricanes Rita and Ike. She was also a founding member of the regional Golden Triangle Incident Management Team and deployed on state missions, including the 2008 Wildfire Season and the 2011 Bastrop County Complex Fire.
Carman is credentialed as a Type 3 Public Information Officer and Liaison Officer. She is a Certified Texas Emergency Manager (TEM) and International Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®). She graduated from Lamar University with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
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