(a)Applicants for Advanced Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel certification must complete the following requirements: (1)hold as a prerequisite an Intermediate Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel Certification as defined in §423.205 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Intermediate Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel Certification); and (2)acquire a minimum of eight years of fire protection experience and complete the training [courses] listed in one of the following options: (A)Option 1--Successfully complete six semester hours of fire science or fire technology from an approved Fire Protection Degree Program and submit documentation as required by the commission that the courses comply with subsections (b) [(c)] and (c) [ (d)] of this section; or (B)Option 2--Completion of coursework from either the A-List or the B-List courses. Acceptable combinations of courses are as follows: two A-List courses; or eight B-List courses; or one A-List course and four B-List courses. (See the exception outlined in subsection (c) of this section). [Complete a minimum of 96 hours of instruction in any National Fire Academy courses]; or (C)Option 3--Completion of coursework from either the A-List or the B-List courses in combination with college courses in fire science or fire protection. Acceptable combinations of courses are three semester hours meeting the requirements of Option 1 with either one A-List course or four B-List courses (See the exception outlined in subsection (c) of this section). [Successfully complete three semester hours of college courses listed in Option 1 and a minimum of 48 hours in any National Fire Academy courses.] [(D)Option 4--Successfully complete any combination of courses that lead to International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) certification that total 96 recommended hours or more in the commission curricula. Evidence of completion of the appropriate courses shall be a certification from the commission or a valid documentation from another jurisdiction of accreditation from IFSAC. Option 4 may not be combined with any of the above options to obtain this certification. See exception outlined in subsection (d) of this section.] [(b)College level courses from both the upper and lower division may be used to satisfy the education requirement for Advanced Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel Certification.] (b)[(c)] Non-traditional credit awarded at the college level, such as credit for experience or credit by examination obtained from attending any school in the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual or for experience in the fire service, may not be counted toward this level [higher levels] of certification. (c)[(d)]The training required in this section must be in addition to any training used to qualify for any lower level of Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel Certification. Repeating a course or a course of similar content cannot be used towards this level [higher levels] of certification.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to
be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 10, 2004
TRD-200403170 Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Earliest possible date of adoption: June 27, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
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