Section 419.044 - Incident Management System(a) A fire department shall develop and maintain an incident management system. The system shall include a written standard operating procedure for the management of emergency incidents. The system shall require operations to be conducted in a manner that recognizes hazards and prevents accidents and injuries.(b) A fire department shall require all fire protection personnel to be trained in and to use the incident management system. The system shall also be applied to all drills, exercises, and other situations that involve hazards similar to those encountered at actual emergency incidents.(c) The incident management system shall comply with the minimum standards established by the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.Tex. Gov't. Code § 419.044
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/2001.