1. (a) Fire protection personnel of any local government entity, who receive probationary or temporary appointment to structure fire protection duties, must be certified by the commission within one year from the date of their appointment in a structural fire protection personnel position.

2. (b) Prior to being appointed to fire suppression duties, personnel must complete a commission approved basic structure fire suppression program and successfully complete a commission recognized emergency medical course. The individual must successfully pass the commission examination pertaining to that curriculum as required by §423.3 of this title. The commission recognizes the following medical emergency training:

   1. (1) Texas Department of Health Emergency Medical Service Personnel certification training;
   2. (2) an American Red Cross Emergency Response course, including the optional lessons and enrichment sections;
   3. (3) an American Safety and Health Institute First Responder course;
   4. (4) National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians certification; or
   5. (5) medical training deemed equivalent by the commission.
3. (c) Personnel holding any level of structure fire protection personnel certification must comply with the continuing education requirements specified in §441.7 of this title (relating to Continuing Education for Structure Fire Protection Personnel).

Source Note:The provisions of this §423.1 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10888; amended to be effective December 16, 2002, 27 TexReg 11795; amended to be effective November 15, 2003, 28 TexReg 9884; amended to be effective May 6, 2004, 29 TexReg 4232.