1. (a) Aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel are employees of a local governmental entity who are appointed to aircraft rescue fire fighting duties. These duties may include fighting aircraft fires at airports, standing by for potential crash landings, and performing aircraft rescue and other fire fighting duties.
2. (b) Personnel appointed as aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel must be certified to at least the basic level by the commission within one year from their employment in an aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel position.

3. (c) Prior to being appointed to aircraft rescue fire suppression duties, all personnel must:

   1. (1) successfully complete a commission approved basic fire suppression course and pass the commission's examination pertaining to that curriculum; and
   2. (2) successfully complete a commission approved basic aircraft rescue fire protection course and pass the commission's examination pertaining to that curriculum.
4. (d) "Stand by" means the act of responding to a designated position in the movement area on the airfield at which initial response fire and rescue units will await the arrival of an aircraft experiencing an announced emergency.
5. (e) "Movement area" is comprised of all runways, taxiways, and other areas of the airport which are used for taxiing or hover taxiing, take-off, and landing of aircraft, exclusive of loading ramps and aircraft parking areas.
6. (f) Personnel holding any level of aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education specified in §441.9 of this title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements for Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel).
7. (g) Aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel that perform structure fire fighting duties must be certified, as a minimum, as basic structural fire protection personnel.

Source Note:The provisions of this §423.201 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10889; amended to be effective December 16, 2002, 27 TexReg 11795.