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In order to be certified as a Basic Fire Inspector II/Plan
Examiner I, an individual must:
(1)possess valid documentation as an Inspector I,
Inspector II, and Plan Examiner I 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
(2)complete a commission approved Fire Inspector II/Plan
Examiner I program and successfully pass the commission examination(s)
as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations
for Certification). An approved fire inspection training program shall
consist of one or any combination of the following:
(A)completion of the commission approved Fire Inspector
II/Plan Examiner I 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 in the commission
approved Fire Inspector II/Plan Examiner I 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;
(iv)Hazardous Materials I, II, or III, three semester
hours (total semester hours, 12).
(D)documentation of the receipt of Fire Inspector
I, Fire Inspector II, and Plan Examiner I certificates issued by the
State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas
that are deemed equivalent to a commission approved Fire Inspector
II/Plan Examiner I curriculum.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed
with the
Office of the Secretary of State on May 9, 2017
TRD-201701918 Tim Rutland
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Earliest possible date of adoption: June 25, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3812
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