37 Tex. Admin. Code § 425.9
Minimum Standards for Master Fire Service Instructor III Certification.
Effective Nov 6, 202550 TexReg 7114Source Note: The provisions of this §425.9 adopted to be effective March 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 7234; amended to be effective August 23, 2017, 42 TexReg 4140; amended to be effective November 6, 2025, 50 TexReg 7114.Texas Secretary of State
In order to be certified as a Master Fire Service Instructor III the individual must:
- (1) hold as a prerequisite a Fire Service Instructor III certification; and
- (2) be a member of a paid, volunteer, or regulated non-governmental fire department; or a department of a state agency, education institution, or political subdivision providing fire protection training and related responsibilities; and
- (3) hold as a prerequisite a master structural fire protection personnel certification, a master aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel certification, master marine fire protection personnel certification, master inspector certification, master fire investigator certification, or master arson investigator certification; or
- (4) hold a bachelor's degree or higher in education from a regionally accredited educational institution or a teaching certificate issued by the Texas State Board of Education.
Source Note:The provisions of this §425.9 adopted to be effective March 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 7234; amended to be effective August 23, 2017, 42 TexReg 4140; amended to be effective November 6, 2025, 50 TexReg 7114.