Section 449.3 - Minimum Standards for Head of a Suppression Fire Department CertificationApplicants for Head of a Suppression Fire Department Certification must complete the following requirements:
(1) must be appointed as head of a fire department; and(2) complete the Standards Review Assignment for Head of a Fire Department identified in the applicable chapter of the Certification Curriculum Manual; and(3) meet with a Texas Commission on Fire Protection Compliance Section representative for review and approval of the Standards Review Assignment; and(4) attend at least one Texas Commission on Fire Protection regularly scheduled commission meeting, one regularly scheduled standing committee meeting (Firefighter Advisory, Curriculum, and Testing, or Health and Wellness), or a scheduled regional meeting in the first year of appointment; and(5) document completion of the National Incident Management System courses 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, and 800.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 449.3
The provisions of this §449.3 adopted to be effective August 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 6098; amended to be effective June 17, 2003, 28 TexReg 4567; amended to be effective November 15, 2003, 28 TexReg 9887; amended to be effective December 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 9619; amended to be effective August 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 5414; amended to be effective February 28, 2013, 38 TexReg 1220; amended to be effective August 5, 2013, 38 TexReg 4909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 08, February 20, 2015, TexReg 832, eff. 2/26/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 46, November 16, 2018, TexReg 7557, eff. 11/18/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 52, December 27, 2024, TexReg 10661, eff. 12/30/2024