Deer Park, TX

CHANNEL INDUSTRIES MUTUAL INC

EIN 76-0192660

Justice, Rights & Public Safety Public Safety & Emergency Services Low-income

Mission

To coordinate mutual-aid emergency response — including industrial firefighting, rescue, hazardous materials response, and emergency medical support — among petrochemical, municipal, and government members along the Houston Ship Channel so member and community risks are reduced and large incidents are managed safely and efficiently.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About CHANNEL INDUSTRIES MUTUAL INC

Channel Industries Mutual Inc (commonly known as Channel Industries Mutual Aid or CIMA) is a nonprofit mutual-aid organization based in Deer Park, Texas that coordinates industrial firefighting, HAZMAT, rescue and medical support among petrochemical facilities, municipalities and government partners in the Houston Ship Channel region. CIMA operates as a membership network (industry, municipal and government members) that trains together, maintains shared specialized equipment and radio/command systems, and stages large-scale exercises to ensure rapid, coordinated response to industrial incidents and regional disasters. In recent years CIMA has been actively involved in regional emergency preparedness: it participated in large multi‑zone drills and was activated to support response and unified command during a major Shell Deer Park facility fire in May 2023, demonstrating its operational role in real incidents and ongoing collaboration with local emergency planning committees.

Notable achievements

Longstanding mutual-aid network

Established mid-20th century and formally operating for decades, CIMA has grown into a primary industrial mutual-aid organization serving the Houston Ship Channel region.

Large membership and equipment pool

CIMA comprises over 100 member organizations (industry, municipal and government) and coordinates access to well over 100–200 pieces of specialized apparatus and trained personnel across member sites to provide rapid mutual aid.

Operational activation and large-scale exercises

CIMA was activated to support emergency response for the Shell Deer Park facility fire (May 2023) and continues to organize and participate in multi-zone, large-scale drills to validate readiness and interagency coordination.

At a glance

Total assets: $2.0M
Annual revenue: $908K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 76-0192660
Location: Deer Park, TX
Website: www.cimatexas.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (ruling date: February 1, 2007).

Regular partner and participant in local emergency planning and community advisory processes (engages with Deer Park and regional emergency planning committees and municipal partners).

Documented and listed in nonprofit and emergency-response reference sources and regional preparedness coverage (presence on organizational registries and inclusion in regional drill/response reports).

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