37 Tex. Admin. Code § 425.3 - Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor I Certification

In order to be certified as a Fire Service Instructor I an individual must:

(1) have a minimum of three years of experience as defined in § 421.5 of this title (relating to Definitions) in fire protection in one or more or any combination of the following:

(A) a paid, volunteer, or regulated non-governmental fire department; or

(B) a department of a state agency, education institution or political subdivision providing fire protection training and related responsibilities; and

(2) possess valid documentation as a Fire Instructor I, II or III from either:

(A) the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC); or

(B) the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications issued by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service using the 2007 or later edition of the NFPA standard applicable to this discipline and meeting the requirements as specified in § 439.1 of this title (relating to Requirements--General); or

(3) have completed the appropriate curriculum for Fire Service Instructor I contained in Chapter 8 of the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual, or meet the equivalence as specified in § 425.1 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor Certification); and

(4) successfully pass the applicable commission examination as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations for Certification).

Notes

37 Tex. Admin. Code § 425.3

The provisions of this §425.3 adopted to be effective March 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 7234; amended to be effective May 9, 2007, 32 TexReg 2475; amended to be effective November 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 9083; amended to be effective May 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 3848; amended to be effective June 12, 2013, 38 TexReg 3652; amended to be effective March 2, 2014, 39 TexReg 1167; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6875; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 33, August 18, 2017, TexReg 4140, eff. 8/23/2017