(a)Individuals completing a commission approved basic
structure fire protection [fire suppression] program,
meeting any other NFPA requirement, and passing the applicable commission
examination(s) [based on the basic fire suppression curriculum,
] may be granted IFSAC seal(s) for Hazardous Materials Awareness
Level Personnel, Hazardous Materials Operations Level Responders (including
the Mission-Specific Competencies for Personal Protective Equipment
and Product Control), Fire Fighter I, and/or Fire Fighter II by making
application to the commission for the IFSAC seal(s) and paying applicable
fees, provided they meet the following provisions:
(1)To receive the IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness
Level Personnel seal, the individual must:
(A)complete the Hazardous Materials Awareness section
of a commission approved course; and
(B)pass the Hazardous Materials Awareness section
of a commission examination.
(2)To receive the IFSAC Hazardous Materials Operations
Level Responders seal (including the Mission-Specific Competencies
for Personal Protective Equipment and Product Control) the individual
must:
(A)complete the Hazardous Materials Operation section
of a commission approved course; and
(B)document possession of an IFSAC Hazardous Materials
Awareness Level Personnel seal; and
(C)pass the Hazardous Materials Operations section
of a commission examination.
(3)To receive the IFSAC Fire Fighter I seal, the individual
must:
(A)complete a commission approved Fire Fighter I course;
and
(B)provide medical documentation as outlined in subsection
(c) of this section; and
(C)document possession of an IFSAC Hazardous Materials
Awareness Level Personnel seal; and
(D)document possession of an IFSAC Hazardous Materials
Operations Level Responders seal; and
(E)pass the Fire Fighter I section of a commission
examination.
(4)To receive the IFSAC Fire Fighter II seal, the
individual must:
(A)complete a commission approved Fire Fighter II
course; and
(B)document possession of an IFSAC Fire Fighter I
seal; and
(C)pass the Fire Fighter II section of a commission
examination.
(b)In order to qualify for a Fire Fighter I seal, [
meet the medical requirements of NFPA 1001] the individual must
document successful completion of an emergency medical training course
or program that includes those subject areas required by NFPA
1001. [The commission recognizes the following emergency
medical training:]
[(1)The Texas Department of State
Health Services Emergency Medical Service Personnel certification
training;]
[(2)American Red Cross Response course
(including optional lessons and enrichment sections);]
[(3)American Safety and Health Institute
First Responder course;]
[(4)National Registry of Emergency
Medical Technicians certification; or]
[(5)medical training deemed equivalent
by the commission.]
(c)In order to qualify for an IFSAC seal, an individual
must submit the application for the seal prior to the expiration of
the examination.
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 August 7, 2017
TRD-201702965 Tim Rutland
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 17, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3812
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