Section 427.209 - EquipmentThe distance training provider must ensure that all equipment necessary for practice of performance skills identified in the commission's Curriculum Manual or Curriculum Skills Manual is available in sufficient quantity for use by trainees. The minimum equipment required for conducting training is identified in the Equipment List found in each discipline chapter within the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) Curriculum Manual. All Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) that will be used during the course of instruction for a commission approved fire protection personnel training program shall comply with § 435.3 of this title (relating to Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus). This rule applies whether the SCBA is provided by the academy or the trainee.
(1) If instruction in the use of self-contained breathing apparatus is a part of the training, then self-contained breathing apparatus in sufficient numbers shall be provided to enable each trainee to wear the equipment for at least the life of one breathing air tank during the training. If a trainee will be subjected to a hazardous atmosphere or where the atmosphere is unknown, the trainee shall be provided with a self-contained breathing apparatus. (Note: All self-contained breathing apparatus used by a certified training facility and the air used in self-contained breathing apparatus must comply with § 435.3 of this title. This rule applies whether the self-contained breathing apparatus is provided by the academy or the trainee. All students, instructors, safety personnel, and other personnel participating in any evolution or operation of fire suppression during the live fire training shall breathe from an SCBA air supply whenever operating under one or more of the following conditions: (A) in any atmosphere that is oxygen deficient or contaminated by products of combustion, or both.(B) in any atmosphere that is suspected of being oxygen deficient or contaminated by products of combustion, or both.(C) in any atmosphere that can become oxygen deficient or contaminated, or both; and/or(2) standard classroom equipment to include appropriate instructional aids and the use of cutaways, models, flip charts, and other visual aids are recommended to enhance effectiveness of the instruction; and(3) other equipment, which may include training simulators, training aids, clothing and tools required by the applicable training program.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 427.209
The provisions of this §427.209 adopted to be effective January 27, 2002, 27 TexReg 481; amended to be effective July 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 6724; amended to be effective May 26, 2005, 30 TexReg 3033; amended to be effective March 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 2696; amended to be effective November 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 8529; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 19, May 11, 2018, TexReg 3104, eff. 5/20/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 15, April 14, 2023, TexReg 1964, eff. 4/23/2023