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(a)Fire protection personnel who receive temporary
or probationary appointment to fire investigation duties must be certified
as a fire investigator by the Commission within one year of appointment
to such duties.
(b)Prior to being appointed to fire investigation
duties, personnel must:
(1)complete a commission approved basic fire investigator
training program and successfully pass the commission examination
pertaining to that curriculum; or
(2)hold current certification as structure fire protection
personnel.
(c)Individuals holding a Fire Investigator certification
shall be required to comply with the continuing education requirements
in §441.15 of this title (relating to Continuing Education for
Arson Investigator or Fire Investigator).
(d)Individuals certified under this subchapter shall
limit their investigation to determining fire cause and origin. If
evidence of a crime is discovered, custody and control of the investigation
shall be immediately transferred to a certified arson investigator
or licensed peace officer.
(e)Individuals who previously held arson investigator
certification, who no longer hold a current commission as a peace
officer, will qualify for certification as a fire investigator of
similar level upon notice to the commission. To obtain a fire investigator
certification the individual will be required to make application
to the commission.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal
authority.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 3, 2017
TRD-201702913 Tim Rutland
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective
date: August 23, 2017
Proposal publication date: May 26, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3812
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