37 Tex. Admin. Code § 423.201 - Minimum Standards for Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel
(a) Aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel
are employees of a local governmental entity who are appointed to aircraft
rescue fire fighting duties. These duties may include fighting aircraft fires
at airports, standing by for potential crash landings, and performing aircraft
rescue and fire fighting duties.
(b) Personnel appointed to aircraft rescue
fire fighting duties must be certified by the commission within one year from
the date of their appointment.
(c)
Prior to being appointed to aircraft rescue fire fighting duties, all personnel
must:
(1) successfully complete a commission
approved basic structure fire protection program and pass the commission's
examination ; and
(2) successfully
complete a commission approved basic aircraft rescue fire fighting program and
pass the commission's examination.
(d) "Stand by" means the act of responding to
a designated position in the movement area on the airfield at which initial
response fire and rescue units will await the arrival of an aircraft
experiencing an announced emergency.
(e) "Movement area" is comprised of all
runways, taxiways, and other areas of the airport which are used for taxiing or
hover taxiing, take-off, and landing of aircraft, exclusive of loading ramps
and aircraft parking areas.
(f)
Personnel holding any level of aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel
certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education
specified in Chapter 441 of this title (relating to Continuing
Education).
(g) Aircraft rescue
fire fighting personnel that perform structure fire protection duties must be
certified, as a minimum, as basic structure fire protection
personnel.
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