Texas Register, Volume 38, Number 31, Pages 4821-4956, August 2, 2013 Page: 4,907
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(30) Non-self-serving affidavit--A sworn document exe-
cuted by someone other than the individual seeking certification.
(31) Participating volunteer fire fighter--An individual who
voluntarily seeks certification and regulation by the commission under
the Texas Government Code, Chapter 419, Subchapter D.
(32) Participating volunteer fire service organization--A
fire department that voluntarily seeks regulation by the commission
under the Texas Government Code, Chapter 419, Subchapter D.
(33) Part-time fire protection employee--An individual
who is appointed as a part-time fire protection employee and who
receives compensation, including benefits and reimbursement for
expenses. A part-time fire protection employee is not full-time as
defined in this section.
(34) Personal alert safety system (PASS)--Devices that are
certified as being compliant with NFPA 1982 and that automatically
activates an alarm signal (which can also be manually activated) to alert
and assist others in locating a fire fighter or emergency services person
who is in danger.
(35) Political subdivision--A political subdivision of the
State of Texas that includes, but is not limited to the following:
(A) city;
(B) county;
(C) school district;
(D) junior college district;
(E) levee improvement district;
(F) drainage district;
(G) irrigation district;
(H) water improvement district;
(I) water control and improvement district;
(J) water control and preservation district;
(K) freshwater supply district;
(L) navigation district;
(M) conservation and reclamation district;
(N) soil conservation district;
(0) communication district;
(P) public health district;
(Q) river authority;
(R) municipal utility district;
(S) transit authority;
(T) hospital district;
(U) emergency services district;
(V) rural fire prevention district; and
(W) any other governmental entity that:
(i) embraces a geographical area with a defined
boundary;
(ii) exists for the purpose of discharging functions
of the government; and
(iii) possesses authority for subordinate self-governm-
ment through officers selected by it.(36) Reciprocity for IFSAC seals--Valid documentation of
accreditation from the International Fire Service Accreditation Con-
gress used for commission certification may only be used for obtaining
an initial certification.
(37) Recognition of training--A document issued by the
commission stating that an individual has completed the training re-
quirements of a specific phase level of the Basic Fire Suppression Cur-
riculum.
(38) School--Any school, college, university, academy, or
local training program which offers fire service training and included
within its meaning the combination of course curriculum, instructors,
and facilities.
(39) Structural fire protection personnel--Any person who
is a permanent full-time employee of a government entity who engages
in fire fighting activities involving structures and may perform other
emergency activities typically associated with fire fighting activities
such as rescue, emergency medical response, confined space rescue,
hazardous materials response, and wildland fire fighting.
(40) Trainee--An individual who is participating in a com-
mission approved training program.
(41) Volunteer fire protection personnel--Any person who
has met the requirements for membership in a volunteer fire service or-
ganization, who is assigned duties in one of the following categories:
fire suppression, fire inspection, fire and arson investigation, marine
fire fighting, aircraft rescue fire fighting, fire training, fire education,
fire administration and others in related positions necessarily or cus-
tomarily appertaining thereto.
(42) Volunteer fire service organization--A volunteer fire
department or organization not under mandatory regulation by the com-
mission.
(43) Years of experience--For purposes of higher levels of
certification or fire service instructor certification:
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph, years of experience is defined as full years of full-time,
part-time or volunteer fire service while holding:
(i) a commission certification as a full-time, or part-
time employee of a government entity, a member in a volunteer fire
service organization, and/or an employee of a regulated non-govern-
mental fire department; or
(ii) a State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association
advanced fire fighter certification and have successfully completed, as
a minimum, the requirements for an Emergency Care Attendant (ECA)
as specified by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), or its
successor agency, or its equivalent; or
(iii) an equivalent certification as a full-time fire pro-
tection personnel of a governmental entity from another jurisdiction,
including the military, or while a member in a volunteer fire service
organization from another jurisdiction, and have, as a minimum, the
requirements for an ECA as specified by the DSHS, or its successor
agency, or its equivalent; or
(iv) for fire service instructor eligibility only, a State
Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association Level II Instructor Certifica-
tion, received prior to June 1, 2008 or Instructor I received on or after
June 1, 2008 or an equivalent instructor certification from the DSHS
or the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Documentation of at
least three years of experience as a volunteer in the fire service shall be
in the form of a non self-serving sworn affidavit.ADOPTED RULES August 2, 2013 38 TexReg 4907
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