37 Tex. Admin. Code § 423.13 - International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) Seal

(a) Individuals completing a commission-approved basic structure fire protection program, meeting any other NFPA requirement, and passing the applicable commission examination(s) may be granted IFSAC seal(s) for Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Personnel, Hazardous Materials Operations Level Responders (including the Mission-Specific Competencies for Personal Protective Equipment and Product Control), Fire Fighter I, and/or Fire Fighter II by making application to the commission for the IFSAC seal(s) and paying applicable fees, provided they meet the following provisions:

(1) To receive the IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Personnel seal, the individual must:

(A) complete the Hazardous Materials Awareness section of a commission-approved course; and

(B) pass the Hazardous Materials Awareness section of a commission examination.

(2) To receive the IFSAC Hazardous Materials Operations Level Responders seal (including the Mission-Specific Competencies for Personal Protective Equipment and Product Control) the individual must:

(A) complete the Hazardous Materials Operation section of a commission-approved course; and

(B) document possession of an IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Personnel seal; and

(C) pass the Hazardous Materials Operations section of a commission examination.

(3) To receive the IFSAC Fire Fighter I seal, the individual must:

(A) complete a commission-approved Fire Fighter I course; and

(B) provide medical documentation as outlined in subsection (b) of this section; and

(C) document possession of an IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Personnel seal; and

(D) document possession of an IFSAC Hazardous Materials Operations Level Responders seal; and

(E) pass the Fire Fighter I section of a commission examination.

(4) To receive the IFSAC Fire Fighter II seal, the individual must:

(A) complete a commission-approved Fire Fighter II course; and

(B) document possession of an IFSAC Fire Fighter I seal; and

(C) pass the Fire Fighter II section of a commission examination.

(b) In order to qualify for a Fire Fighter I seal, the individual must document successful completion of an emergency medical training course or program that includes those subject areas required by NFPA 1001.

(c) In order to qualify for an IFSAC seal an individual must submit the application for the seal prior to the expiration of the examination.

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37 Tex. Admin. Code § 423.13

The provisions of this §423.13 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10888; amended to be effective March 2, 2000, 25 TexReg 1722; amended to be effective March 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2043; amended to be effective March 5, 2002, 27 TexReg 1533; amended to be effective March 10, 2003, 28 TexReg 2122; amended to be effective May 6, 2004, 29 TexReg 4232; amended to be effective March 2, 2005, 30 TexReg 1085; amended to be effective March 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 2695; amended to be effective December 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 9618; amended to beeffectiveFebruary 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 1132; amended to be effective May 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 3847; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 34, August 21, 2015, TexReg 5342, eff. 8/26/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 47, November 18, 2016, TexReg 9159, eff. 11/23/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 46, November 17, 2017, TexReg 6520, eff. 11/20/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 48, December 2, 2022, TexReg 8046, eff. 12/7/2022