37 Tex. Admin. Code § 425.7 - Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor III Certification
In order to be certified as a Fire Service Instructor III an individual must:
(1) hold as a
prerequisite, a Fire Instructor II Certification as defined in §
425.5 of this title (relating to
Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor II Certification); and
(2) 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
(3) possess valid documentation of
accreditation from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
(IFSAC) as a Fire Instructor III; or
(4) have completed the appropriate curriculum
for Fire Service Instructor III 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
(5) successfully pass the applicable
commission examination as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to
Examinations for Certification); and either
(A) hold as a prerequisite an advanced
structural fire protection personnel certification, an advanced aircraft fire
protection personnel certification, advanced marine fire protection personnel
certification, advanced inspector certification, advanced fire investigator, or
advanced arson investigator certification; or
(B) have 60 college hours from a regionally
accredited educational institution; or
(C) hold an associate's degree from a
regionally accredited educational institution.
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