SECTION 225.1. Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in Title 4, Part 13 of the Texas Administrative Code, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) Board--Prescribed Burning Board.

(2) Burn Boss--Individual responsible for the direct application of prescribed fire to a burn unit as detailed in a written prescribed burn plan.

(3) Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager--A person with ultimate authority and responsibility for a prescribed burn, and liability insurance coverage as required by §227.1 of this title (relating to Minimum Insurance Requirements), who has been certified by the Board.

(4) CFT--Continuing Fire Training.

(5) Department--The Texas Department of Agriculture.

(6) Governmental Unit--A state agency, local government, or an entity acting on behalf of a state agency or institution or local government, as defined by §2259.001 of the Texas Government Code.

(7) Lead Burn Instructor--An individual who provides leadership and coordination in the conduct of a board-approved certified and insured prescribed burn manager course and has authority to select all instructors.

(8) Local Government--A municipality or other political subdivision of this state or a combination of political subdivisions, including a combination created under Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code.

(9) NWCG--National Wildfire Coordinating Group.

(10) Prescribed Burning--The controlled application of fire to fuels under specified environmental conditions in accordance with a written prescribed burn plan.

(11) Prescribed Burning Organization--An entity established for the purpose of promoting the use of prescribed burning as a tool for land management, including an entity established to represent interests of persons involved in land conservation and/or land management.

(12) Sponsor--An entity approved to conduct continuing training activities used to meet continuing fire training requirements.

(13) Structures containing sensitive receptors--A man-made structure utilized for human residence or business, the containment of livestock, or the housing of sensitive live vegetation. The term "man-made structure" does not include such things as range fences, roads, bridges, hunting blinds or facilities used solely for the storage of hay or other livestock feeds. The term "sensitive live vegetation" is defined as vegetation which has potential to be damaged by smoke and heat, examples of which include, but are not limited to: nursery production, mushroom cultivation, pharmaceutical plant production, or laboratory experiments involving plants.

(14) TFS--Texas A&M Forest Service.

(15) TCEQ--Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Source Note: The provisions of this §225.1 adopted to be effective March 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 2275; amended to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6241; amended to be effective May 25, 2023, 48 TexReg 2568