SECTION 229.1. Eligible Continuing Fire Training Activities

(a) Eligible continuing fire training activities may include:

(1) lectures;

(2) panel discussions;

(3) organized video or film with live instruction;

(4) field demonstrations;

(5) wildland firefighting as provided by §229.2 of this chapter (relating to Wildland Firefighting); and/or

(6) other activities approved by the Board.

(b) The Board shall assign no more than one CFT hour for each hour of actual instruction time at an approved activity. No CFT hours will be given for time used to promote the sponsor or other activities of the sponsor or for time used for organizational, political, or other unrelated activities.

(c) All proposed CFT training, courses, and hours must be pre-approved by the Board, Board Chairman, or a Lead Burn Instructor provided that all requirements for course content provided in §229.3 of this title (relating to Approval of Continuing Fire Training Activity) are met.

(d) Department staff and Board members may observe and monitor approved activities at no cost to the Department or the Board.

Source Note: The provisions of this §229.1 adopted to be effective March 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 2281; amended to be effective September 18, 2016, 41 TexReg 7076; amended to be effective May 25, 2023, 48 TexReg 2570