(a) Training programs that are intended to satisfy
the requirements for fire service instructor certification must meet
the curriculum and competencies based upon NFPA 1041, Standard for
Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Professional Qualifications
or the most recent edition of. All applicants for certification must
meet the examination requirements of this section.
(b) Prior to being appointed to fire service instructor
duties, all personnel must complete a commission approved fire service
instructor program and successfully pass the commission examination
pertaining to that curriculum.
(c) Personnel who receive probationary or temporary
appointment to fire service instructor duties must be certified by
the commission within one year from the date of appointment to such
position.
(d) An out-of-state, military, or federal instructor
training program may be accepted by the commission as meeting the
training requirements for certification as a fire service instructor
if the training has been submitted to the commission for evaluation
and found to be equivalent to or to exceed the commission approved
instructor course for that particular level of fire service instructor
certification.
(e) An individual who holds a bachelor's degree or
higher in education from a regionally accredited educational institution
or a teaching certificate issued by the State Board for Educator Certification
or an associate degree with twelve semester hours of education instructional
courses is considered to have training equivalent to the commission's
curriculum requirements for Instructor I, II and III training.
(f) Personnel holding any level of fire service instructor
certification must comply with the continuing education requirements
specified in §441.21 of this title (relating to Continuing Education
for Fire Service Instructor).
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Source Note: The provisions of this §425.1 adopted to be effective March 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 7234; amended to be effective December 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 9618; amended to be effective May 9, 2007, 32 TexReg 2475; amended to be effective May 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 3848; amended to be effective February 21, 2012, 37 TexReg 911; amended to be effective June 12, 2013, 38 TexReg 3652; amended to be effective December 8, 2022, 47 TexReg 8047 |