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(a)Individuals completing a commission approved basic
structure fire protection program, meeting any other NFPA requirement,
and passing the applicable commission examination(s) 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,
the individual must document successful completion of an emergency
medical training course or program that includes those subject areas
required by NFPA 1001.
(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 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
October 31, 2017
TRD-201704390 Tim Rutland
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: November 20, 2017
Proposal publication date: August 18, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3812
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