| (a) In order to obtain Driver/Operator-Pumper certification,
the individual must:
(1) hold certification as Structural Fire Protection
Personnel, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel, or Marine Fire
Protection Personnel; and
(2) possess valid documentation as a Driver/Operator-Pumper
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
of this title (relating to Requirements--General); or
(3) complete a commission approved Driver/Operator-Pumper
Curriculum and successfully pass the commission examination as specified
in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations for Certification).
An approved driver/operator-pumper program must consist of one of
the following:
(A) complete a commission approved Driver/Operator-Pumper
Curriculum as specified in Chapter 7 of the commission's Certification
Curriculum Manual;
(B) complete an out-of-state training program that
has been submitted to the commission for evaluation and found to be
equivalent to or exceeds the commission approved Driver/Operator-Pumper
Curriculum; or
(C) complete a military training program that has been
submitted to the commission for evaluation and found to be equivalent
to or exceeds the commission approved Driver/Operator-Pumper Curriculum.
(b) Out-of-state or military training programs, which
are submitted to the commission for the purpose of determining equivalency,
will be considered equivalent if all competencies set forth in Chapter
7 (pertaining to Driver/Operator-Pumper) of the commission's Certification
Curriculum Manual are met.
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