SECTION 429.3. Minimum Standards for Basic Fire Inspector Certification

In order to be certified as a Basic Fire Inspector, an individual must:

(1) possess valid documentation as an Inspector I and Inspector II from either:

(A) the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress; or

(B) the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications issued by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service using the 2009 or later edition of the NFPA standard applicable to this discipline and meeting the requirements as specified in §439.1(a)(2) of this title (relating to Requirements-General); or

(2) complete a commission approved fire inspector training program and successfully pass the commission examination(s) as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations for Certification). An approved training program shall consist of one or any combination of the following:

(A) completion of the commission approved Basic Fire Inspector Curriculum, as specified in the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual; or

(B) successful completion of an out-of-state, NFA, and/or military training program which has been submitted to the commission for evaluation and found to meet the minimum requirements as listed in the commission approved Basic Fire Inspector Curriculum as specified in the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual; or

(C) successful completion of the following college courses:

(i) Fire Protection Systems, three semester hours;

(ii) Fire Prevention Codes and Inspections, three semester hours;

(iii) Building Construction in the Fire Service or Building Codes and Construction, three semester hours; and

(iv) Hazardous Materials I, II, or III, three semester hours (total semester hours, 12); or

(D) documentation of the receipt of Fire Inspector I and Fire Inspector II certificates issued by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas that are deemed equivalent to a commission approved Basic Fire Inspector curriculum.

Source Note: The provisions of this §429.3 adopted to be effective March 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 714