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TX Govt Code § 419.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.041. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

Sec. 419.041.  SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.  (a)  A fire department shall furnish with self-contained breathing apparatus all of its fire protection personnel who engage in operations where the personnel might encounter atmospheres that are immediately dangerous to life or health, where the potential for such exposure exists, or where the atmosphere is unknown.(b)  All self-contained breathing apparatus shall comply with the minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.(c)  A fire department shall develop and maintain a standard operating procedure covering the proper use, selection, care, and maintenance of all of its breathing apparatus.(d)  A fire department shall require each self-contained breathing apparatus used by the department to be inspected at least monthly.  The inspection shall comply with the minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.(e)  A fire department shall require each self-contained breathing apparatus used by the department to be tested annually for overall condition and proper functioning.  The tests shall comply with the minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.(f)  A fire department that uses self-contained breathing apparatus shall have samples of the breathing air used to refill the cylinders of the self-contained breathing apparatus tested at least every six months by a competent testing laboratory that has equipment designed to test compressed breathing air.  The quality of the compressed breathing air and the laboratory conducting the tests of the compressed breathing air quality must conform with the quality and testing procedures established by the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 2.55(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Redesignated from Sec. 416.042 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 419.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.042. Personal Alert Safety Systems

Sec. 419.042.  PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS.  (a)  A fire department shall purchase, provide, and maintain a personal alert safety system for each of its fire protection personnel who would be exposed to hazardous conditions from fire or other emergencies or where the potential for such exposure exists.(b)  The personal alert safety system must comply with minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.(c)  The fire department shall develop and maintain a standard operating procedure covering the proper use, selection, care, and maintenance of all of its personal alert safety systems.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 2.56(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Redesignated from Sec. 416.043 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 419.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.043. Applicable National Fire Protection Association Standard

Sec. 419.043.  APPLICABLE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD.  The National Fire Protection Association standard applicable to protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatus, or personal alert safety systems is the standard in effect when a fire-fighting agency contracts to purchase the item.  The agency may continue to use an item that was in use or contracted for before a change in a standard unless the commission determines that the continued use constitutes an undue risk to the wearer, in which case the commission shall order the use be discontinued and shall set an appropriate date for compliance with the revised standard.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 419.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.044. Incident Management System

Sec. 419.044.  INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.  (a)  A fire department shall develop and maintain an incident management system.  The system shall include a written standard operating procedure for the management of emergency incidents.  The system shall require operations to be conducted in a manner that recognizes hazards and prevents accidents and injuries.(b)  A fire department shall require all fire protection personnel to be trained in and to use the incident management system.  The system shall also be applied to all drills, exercises, and other situations that involve hazards similar to those encountered at actual emergency incidents.(c)  The incident management system shall comply with the minimum standards established by the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 419.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.045. Personnel Accountability System

Sec. 419.045.  PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.  (a)  A fire department shall develop and maintain a standard operating procedure for personnel accountability.  The system shall provide a rapid accounting of all personnel at an emergency incident.(b)  A fire department shall require all personnel to be trained in and to use the personnel accountability system.(c)  The personnel accountability system shall comply with the minimum standards established by the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.  If the National Fire Protection Association standard applicable to personnel accountability systems is revised, the fire department shall comply with the new standard within one year from the effective date of the new standard.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 419.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.046. Fire Protection Personnel Operating at Emergency Incidents

Sec. 419.046.  FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL OPERATING AT EMERGENCY INCIDENTS.  (a)  A fire department shall develop, maintain, and use a standard operating procedure covering fire protection personnel operating at emergency incidents.  The procedure shall specify an adequate number of personnel to safely conduct emergency scene operations.  The procedure shall limit operations to those that can be safely performed by the personnel available at the scene.(b)  A fire department shall require all personnel to be trained in and to use the standard operating procedure pertaining to fire protection personnel operating at emergency incidents.(c)  The minimum standards established by the National Fire Protection Association or its successor for operating procedures for fire protection personnel operating at an emergency incident may be used as a guideline for fire departments when developing standard operating procedures.(d)  The standard operating procedures for structure fires shall comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Final Rule, 29 C.F.R. Section 1910.134(g)(4), procedures for interior structural fire fighting of July 1, 1998.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 419.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.047. Commission Enforcement

Sec. 419.047.  COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT.  The commission shall enforce Sections 419.040, 419.041, 419.042, 419.043, 419.044, 419.045, and 419.046.  The commission may adopt minimum standards consistent with those sections for protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatus, personal alert safety systems, incident management systems, personnel accountability systems, fire protection personnel operating at emergency incidents, and applicable National Fire Protection Association standards for fire protection personnel.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 419.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.048. Fire Protection Personnel Injury Data; Recommendations to Reduce Injuries

Sec. 419.048.  FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL INJURY DATA; RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE INJURIES.  (a)  Pursuant to Section 417.004, the commission and the commissioner of insurance, as necessary to allow the agencies to perform their statutory duties, shall transfer information between the two agencies, including injury information from the Texas Fire Incident Reporting System and workers' compensation data showing claims filed by fire protection personnel.(b)  Personally identifiable information received by the commission under this section relating to injured fire protection personnel is confidential.  The commission may not release, and a person may not gain access to, any information that could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of injured fire protection personnel.(c)  The commission shall evaluate information and data on fire protection personnel injuries and develop recommendations for reducing fire protection personnel injuries.  The commission shall forward the recommendations to the state fire marshal not later than September 1 of each year for inclusion in the annual report required by Section 417.0075.(d)  The commission shall establish criteria for evaluating fire protection personnel injury information to determine the nature of injuries that the commission should investigate.  Based on these investigations, the commission shall identify fire departments in need of assistance in reducing injuries and may provide assistance to those fire departments.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 419.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter D. Volunteer Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.071. Voluntary Certification Program for Volunteer Fire Fighters and Fire Departments

Sec. 419.071.  VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.  (a)  The commission shall develop a voluntary certification program for volunteer fire fighters and volunteer fire departments.  The program must include the same components and requirements as the certification program established under Subchapter B.  The certification program for volunteer fire fighters and volunteer fire departments may take into account the different circumstances of volunteer fire fighters in establishing deadlines for completion of various components or requirements of the program.(b)  A certificate for a given type and level of certification that is issued under the certification program established under this section is equivalent to a certificate for the same type and level issued under Subchapter B.  The certificate is subject to the same issuance and renewal requirements as a certificate issued under Subchapter B, and a certificate holder may be disciplined and regulated in the same manner as provided by Subchapter B.(c)  A volunteer fire fighter, volunteer fire department, or facility that provides training to volunteer fire fighters is not required to participate in any component of the commission's program under this chapter.  A volunteer fire fighter, volunteer fire department, or facility that provides training to volunteer fire fighters may on request participate in one or more components of the program under this subchapter as appropriate.  The volunteer fire department with which a volunteer fire fighter is affiliated may, but is not required to, pay the certificate fee for a volunteer fire fighter certified under this subchapter.(d)  At least 30 days before the expiration of a volunteer fire fighter's certificate, the commission shall send written notice of the impending certificate expiration to the last known address of the fire fighter according to the records of the commission.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 912, Sec. 12, 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 419.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter D. Volunteer Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.072. Obtaining Paid Employment as Fire Fighter

Sec. 419.072.  OBTAINING PAID EMPLOYMENT AS FIRE FIGHTER.  (a)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subchapter B, a fire department may appoint as fire protection personnel a volunteer fire fighter or former volunteer fire fighter who is certified by the commission under this subchapter.  On receiving the appointment from the employing fire department, the person is considered to be certified fire protection personnel.(b)  In this section, "fire department" has the meaning assigned by Section 419.021.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 912, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 419.075 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 419.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter D. Volunteer Fire Fighters and Fire Departments|Section 419.073. Individual Certificate Holder; Certificate Renewal

Sec. 419.073.  INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE HOLDER;  CERTIFICATE RENEWAL.  (a)  A volunteer fire fighter certified under this subchapter may continue to hold and renew the certificate without regard to whether the person continues to be affiliated with a volunteer fire department.(b)  A former volunteer fire fighter who is no longer affiliated with a volunteer fire department may renew an unexpired certificate before the expiration of the certificate by:(1)  submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education;  and(2)  paying to the commission the required renewal fee.(c)  If a person's certificate has been expired for 30 days or less, the person may renew the certificate by:(1)  submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education;  and(2)  paying to the commission the required renewal fee and a fee that is one-half of the certification fee for the certificate.(d)  If a person's certificate has been expired for longer than 30 days but less than one year, the person may renew the certificate by:(1)  submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education;  and(2)  paying to the commission all unpaid renewal fees and a fee that is equal to the certification fee.(e)  If a person's certificate has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the certificate.(f)  The commission shall establish by rule the requirements evidence must meet to be considered satisfactory for the purpose of complying with this section.(g)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may by rule establish a procedure to recertify a person if:(1)  the person's certification has lapsed because of the person's good faith clerical error, including the person's failure to submit fees in a timely manner;  or(2)  the person's certification has lapsed as a result of termination of the person's employment and the person has been restored to employment as a result of a disciplinary procedure.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 419.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Paid Fire Fighters and Fire Departments Not Connected With a Local Government|Section 419.081. Mandatory Inspection and Regulation of Certain State Agencies

Sec. 419.081.  MANDATORY INSPECTION AND REGULATION OF CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  Each state agency providing fire protection shall furnish all of its employees who engage in fire fighting with self-contained breathing apparatus as provided by Section 419.041 for local fire departments.(b)  At least biennially, the commission shall visit and inspect each state agency providing fire protection to determine if the agency is complying with applicable portions of this chapter and commission rules.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 419.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Paid Fire Fighters and Fire Departments Not Connected With a Local Government|Section 419.082. Training for State Agency Fire Fighters

Sec. 419.082.  TRAINING FOR STATE AGENCY FIRE FIGHTERS.  The commission may allow a state agency employee who provides fire protection to attend fire protection training programs conducted under Subchapter B, including an employee who is not regulated under Section 419.083. The commission may authorize reimbursement for a state agency's costs under this section as authorized by the legislature, whether or not the agency is regulated under Section 419.083.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 419.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Paid Fire Fighters and Fire Departments Not Connected With a Local Government|Section 419.084. Voluntary Regulation of Certain Federal Agencies and Federal Fire Fighters

Sec. 419.084.  VOLUNTARY REGULATION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES AND FEDERAL FIRE FIGHTERS.  (a)  Certain federal agencies and federal fire fighters may apply to the commission for regulation under one or more discrete components of the commission's regulatory authority under Subchapter B.  The commission shall define the components by rule.(b)  A federal fire fighter who would be fire protection personnel under Section 419.021 if the person were employed by a local government may apply to the commission for regulation under this section.  The fact that a federal fire fighter becomes regulated by the commission under this section does not make the employing agency subject to commission regulation under this section.(c)  A federal agency may apply to the commission for regulation under this section if the agency is the employing authority for persons who, if employed by a local government, would be fire protection personnel under Section 419.021.(d)  The commission shall prescribe the procedures under which a federal agency or federal fire fighter may apply for regulation under this section and the means by which a federal agency or federal fire fighter may present evidence that the agency or fire fighter is eligible for regulation under this section.(e)  The commission shall determine whether a federal agency or federal fire fighter that has applied for regulation is eligible for regulation under this section.  The commission shall approve a request for regulation if the agency or fire fighter meets the requirements of Subsection (b) or (c), and the commission shall notify the applying agency or fire fighter of its decision.(f)  A federal agency or federal fire fighter regulated under this section is subject, to the extent allowed by federal law, to the appropriate component or components of Subchapter B and applicable rules adopted under this chapter to the same extent as a local government, a fire department, or fire protection personnel employed by a local government.(g)  A federal agency or federal fire fighter that is subject to regulation under this section is entitled to a reasonable period in which to comply with applicable requirements.  The commission by rule shall determine the time period in which a federal agency or federal fire fighter must come into compliance with each requirement.(h)  In this section, "federal fire fighter" means a person who is employed to provide fire protection to property of the federal government by:(1)  an agency of the federal government;  or(2)  an entity that contracts with the federal government.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 912, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|