37 Tex. Admin. Code § 427.218 - Live-Fire Training Evolutions
The most current edition of NFPA 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions or its successor, shall be used as a guide when developing standard operating procedures for conducting live fire training.
(1) Prior to being permitted
to participate in live fire training evolutions for basic fire suppression
certification training, the student shall have received training to meet the
performance requirements for Fire Fighter I in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire
Fighter Professional Qualifications or its successor, related to the following
subjects:
(A) safety;
(B) fire behavior;
(C) portable extinguishers;
(D) personal protective equipment to include
SCBA;
(E) ladders;
(F) fire hose, appliances, and
streams;
(G) overhaul;
(H) water supply;
(I) ventilation;
(J) forcible entry; and
(K) building construction.
(2) The on-site lead instructor
will ensure that the water supply rate and duration for each live fire training
evolution is adequate to control and extinguish the training fire. The lead
instructor will also ensure that the resources necessary for backup lines to
protect personnel and exposed property are available and deployed.
(3) The on-site lead instructor will ensure
that the buildings or props being utilized for live fire training are in a
condition that would not pose an undue safety risk.
(4) A safety officer shall be appointed for
all live fire training evolutions. The safety officer shall have the authority,
regardless of rank, to intervene and control any aspect of the operations when,
in his or her judgment, a potential or actual danger, accident, or unsafe
condition exists. The safety officer shall not be assigned other duties that
interfere with safety responsibilities. The safety officer shall not be a
student.
(5) No person(s) shall
play the role of a victim inside the building.
(6) The participating student-to-instructor
ratio shall not be greater than five to one.
(7) Prior to the ignition of any fire,
instructors shall ensure that all personal protective clothing and/or
self-contained breathing apparatus are NFPA compliant and being worn in the
proper manner.
(8) Prior to
conducting any live fire training, a pre-burn briefing session shall be
conducted. All participants shall be required to conduct a walk-through of the
structure in order to have a knowledge of, and familiarity with, the layout of
the building and to be able to facilitate any necessary evacuation of the
building.
(9) A standard operating
procedure shall be developed and utilized for live fire training evolutions.
The standard operating procedure shall include, but not be limited to:
(A) a Personal Alert Safety System (PASS). A
PASS device shall be provided for each student and instructors participating in
live fire training and shall meet the requirements in §
435.9 of this title (relating to
PASS devices). This applies whether the PASS device is provided by the academy
or the trainee,
(B) a Personnel
Accountability System that complies with §
435.13 of this title (relating to
Personal Accountability System),
(C) an Incident Management System,
(D) use of personal protective clothing and
self-contained breathing apparatus; or
(E) an evacuation signal and procedure; and
pre-burn, burn and post-burn procedures.
Notes
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