1. (a) In order to become certified as an advanced fire service instructor the individual must:

   1. (1) hold as a prerequisite an intermediate fire service instructor certificate;

   2. (2) be a member of a paid, volunteer, or regulated nongovernmental fire department and have as a minimum five years of experience, as defined in §421.5 of this title, in one or more or any combination of the following:

      1. (A) a paid, volunteer, or regulated nongovernmental fire department; or
      2. (B) a department of a state agency, education institution or political subdivision--devoting full time to fire service training and related responsibilities; and

   3. (3) successfully complete the following commission approved instructor training courses:

      1. (A) a commission approved "Instructional Aids" course of at least three college semester hours or 40 class hours. (The National Fire Academy course, "Instructional Methodology," can be substituted for "Methods of Teaching" and "Instructional Aids"); and
      2. (B) a commission approved course in "Analysis and Course Making" consisting of at least three college semester hours or 40 class hours; and
      3. (C) a commission approved course in "Organization and Use of Instructional Materials" consisting of at least three college semester hours or 40 class hours. (The National Fire Academy course "Course Development" can be substituted for "Analysis and Course Making" and "Organization and Use of Instructional Material.")
2. (b) The advanced fire service instructor certification meets requirements of NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications, for Fire Instructor Level III. Instructors wanting to meet NFPA 1041 for Fire Service Instructor Level III must meet the requirements for Fire Service Instructor II.

Source Note:The provisions of this §425.7 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10893; amended to be effective December 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 12005.