[(a)]In order to be certified as Hazardous
Materials Incident Commander an 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 Hazardous Materials
Incident Commander 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 2008 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
(3)complete a commission approved Hazardous Materials
Incident Commander training program and successfully pass
the commission examination as specified in Chapter 439 of this title
(relating to Examinations for Certification). An approved Hazardous
Materials Incident Commander program must consist of one of the following:
(A)completion of an in-state [a commission
approved] Hazardous Materials Incident Commander training
program that meets the requirements of the applicable NFPA standard,
is conducted by a commission certified training provider and approved
through the commission’s training prior approval system; or [
curriculum as specified in Chapter 6 of the commission's Certification
Curriculum Manual; or]
(B)completion of an out-of-state and/or military training
program that has been submitted to the commission for evaluation and
found to meet or exceed [be equivalent to, or exceeds]
the NFPA standard for [commission approved]
Hazardous Materials Incident Commander [curriculum].
[(4)Special temporary provision:
Through February 2015, an individual is eligible for Hazardous Materials
Incident Commander certification upon documentation of the National
Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications issued by the Texas
A&M Engineering Extension Service using the 2008 edition of the
NFPA standard applicable to this discipline.]
[(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 6 (pertaining to Hazardous Materials Incident
Commander) of the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual are
met.]
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-201701914 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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