Section 435.11 - Incident Management System (IMS)(a) The regulated entity shall develop, maintain, and use an incident management system.(b) The incident management system shall: (1) include a written standard operating procedure for the management of emergency incidents;(2) require that the IMS be used at all emergency incidents;(3) require operations to be conducted in a manner that recognizes hazards and assists in the prevention of accidents and injuries;(4) require that all fire protection personnel be trained in the use of the IMS; and(5) require that the IMS be applied to all drills, exercises and all other situations that involve hazards similar to those encountered at an actual emergency.(c) The IMS shall meet the requirements of NFPA 1561, Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety or its successor.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 435.11
The provisions of this §435.11 adopted to be effective March 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 2242; amended to be effective March 2, 2005, 30 TexReg 1088; amended to be effective June 12, 2013, 38 TexReg 3653; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 48, December 2, 2022, TexReg 8048, eff. 12/8/2022