(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); (2)acquire a minimum of eight years of fire protection experience and complete the 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 [Commission ] that the courses comply with subsections (c) and (d) of this section; or (B)Option 2--Complete a minimum of 96 hours of instruction in any National Fire Academy courses; or (C)Option 3--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)(No change.) (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 [document titled "Commission] Certification Curriculum Manual["] or for experience in the fire service, may not be counted toward higher levels of certification. (d)(No change.)
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 August 2, 2002
TRD-200204995 Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 15, 2002
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
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