In order to be certified as a Basic Fire Inspector, an individual
must:
(1) possess valid documentation as an Inspector I and
Inspector II from either:
(A) the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress;
or
(B) the National Board on Fire Service Professional
Qualifications issued by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
using the 2009 or later edition of the NFPA standard applicable to
this discipline and meeting the requirements as specified in §439.1(a)(2)
of this title (relating to Requirements-General); or
(2) complete a commission approved fire inspector training
program and successfully pass the commission examination(s) as specified
in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations for Certification).
An approved training program shall consist of one or any combination
of the following:
(A) completion of the commission approved Basic Fire
Inspector Curriculum, as specified in the commission's Certification
Curriculum Manual; or
(B) successful completion of an out-of-state, NFA,
and/or military training program which has been submitted to the commission
for evaluation and found to meet the minimum requirements as listed
in the commission approved Basic Fire Inspector Curriculum as specified
in the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual; or
(C) successful completion of the following college
courses:
(i) Fire Protection Systems, three semester hours;
(ii) Fire Prevention Codes and Inspections, three semester
hours;
(iii) Building Construction in the Fire Service or
Building Codes and Construction, three semester hours; and
(iv) Hazardous Materials I, II, or III, three semester
hours (total semester hours, 12); or
(D) documentation of the receipt of Fire Inspector
I and Fire Inspector II certificates issued by the State Firemen's
and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas that are deemed equivalent
to a commission approved Basic Fire Inspector curriculum.
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