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(a)Aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel are employees
of a local governmental entity who are appointed to aircraft rescue
fire fighting duties. These duties may include fighting aircraft fires
at airports, standing by for potential crash landings, and performing
aircraft rescue and fire fighting duties.
(b)Personnel appointed to aircraft rescue fire fighting
duties must be certified by the commission within one year from the
date of their appointment.
(c)Prior to being appointed to aircraft rescue fire
fighting duties, all personnel must:
(1) successfully complete a commission approved basic
structure fire protection program and pass the commission’s
examination; and
(2) successfully complete a commission approved basic
aircraft rescue fire fighting program and pass the commission’s
examination.
(d)"Stand by" means the act of responding to a designated
position in the movement area on the airfield at which initial response
fire and rescue units will await the arrival of an aircraft experiencing
an announced emergency.
(e)"Movement area" is comprised of all runways, taxiways,
and other areas of the airport which are used for taxiing or hover
taxiing, take-off, and landing of aircraft, exclusive of loading ramps
and aircraft parking areas.
(f)Personnel holding any level of aircraft rescue
fire fighting personnel certification shall be required to comply
with the continuing education specified in Chapter 441 of this title
(relating to Continuing Education).
(g)Aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel that perform
structure fire protection duties must be certified, as a minimum,
as basic structure fire protection personnel.
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-201704391 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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