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TITLE 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 13TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 455MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WILDLAND FIRE PROTECTION CERTIFICATION
RULE §455.3Minimum Standards for Basic Wildland Fire Protection Certification
ISSUE 05/26/2017
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

In order to be certified as Basic Wildland Fire Protection personnel, an individual must:

  (1)possess valid documentation of accreditation from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress as Wildland Fire Fighter Level I; or

  (2)complete a commission approved Basic Wildland Fire Protection program and successfully pass the commission examination as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations for Certification). An approved Basic Wildland Fire Protection training program shall consist of one of the following:

    (A)completion of the commission approved Basic Wildland Fire Fighter training program [Curriculum], as specified in the applicable chapter of the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual; or

    (B)completion of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) courses:

      (i)S-130: Firefighter Training

      (ii)S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

      (iii)L-180: Human Factors on the Fireline

      (iv)I-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, or an equivalent basic incident command system course such as NIMS IS-100.

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-201701915

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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