37 Tex. Admin. Code § 423.3 - Minimum Standards for Basic Structure Fire Protection Personnel Certification
In order to be certified as Basic Structure Fire Protection Personnel, an individual must:
(1)
possess valid documentation from the International Fire Service Accreditation
Congress or the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications
issued by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service using the 2008 or
later edition of the NFPA standard applicable to this discipline and meeting
the requirements specified in §
439.1 of this title (relating to
Requirements--General) as:
(A) Fire Fighter
I, Fire Fighter II, Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Personnel;
and
(B) Hazardous Materials
Operations Level Responders including the Mission-Specific Competencies for
Personal Protective Equipment and Product Control under the current edition;
or
(C) NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials
Operations prior to the 2008 edition; and
(D) meet the medical requirements outlined in
§
423.1 of this title (relating to
Minimum Standards for Structure Fire Protection Personnel); or
(2) complete a commission-approved
basic structure fire protection program, meet the medical requirements outlined
in §
423.1 of this title (relating to
Minimum Standards for Structure Fire Protection Personnel), and successfully
pass the commission examination(s) as specified in Chapter 439 of this title
(relating to Examinations for Certification). An approved basic structure fire
suppression program shall consist of one or any combination of the following:
(A) completion of a commission-approved Basic
Fire Suppression Curriculum, as specified in the commission's Certification
Curriculum Manual; or
(B)
completion of an out-of-state, and/or military training program deemed
equivalent to the commission-approved Basic Fire Suppression Curriculum;
or
(C) documentation of the receipt
of a Fire Fighter II certificate, an advanced certificate, or confirmation of
training from the State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas
that is deemed equivalent to a commission-approved Basic Fire Suppression
Curriculum.
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