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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 13TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 435FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY
RULE §435.15Operating At Emergency Incidents

(a) The regulated entity shall develop, maintain, and use a standard operating procedure for fire protection personnel operating at emergency incidents.

(b) The standard operating procedure shall:

  (1) specify an adequate number of personnel to safely conduct emergency scene operations;

  (2) limit operations to those that can be safely performed by personnel at the scene;

  (3) require all personnel to be trained in and use the standard operating procedures; and

  (4) comply with §435.17 of this title (relating to Procedures for Interior Structural Fire Fighting (2-In/2-Out Rule)).

(c) The regulated entity may use standards established by the National Fire Protection Association for fire protection personnel operating at an emergency incident.


Source Note: The provisions of this §435.15 adopted to be effective March 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 2242; amended to be effective December 8, 2022, 47 TexReg 8048

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