Section 455.3 - Minimum Standards for Basic Wildland Fire Protection CertificationIn order to be certified as Basic Wildland Fire Protection personnel, an individual must:
(1) possess valid documentation of accreditation from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress as Wildland Fire Fighter Level I; or(2) complete a commission approved Basic Wildland Fire Protection program and successfully pass the commission examination as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations for Certification). An approved Basic Wildland Fire Protection training program shall consist of one of the following:(A) completion of the commission approved Basic Wildland Fire Fighter training program, as specified in the applicable chapter of the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual; or(B) completion of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) courses: (i) S-130: Firefighter Training;(ii) S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior;(iii) L-180: Human Factors on the Fireline; and(iv) I-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, or an equivalent basic incident command system course such as NIMS IS-100; or(C) Completion of a Texas A&M Forest Service approved online Hybrid (I-100, S-130, S-190 & L-180) with in-person test and field day.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 455.3
The provisions of this §455.3 adopted to be effective August 20, 2012, 37 TexReg 6315; amended to be effective January 5, 2014, 38 TexReg 9628; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 47, November 20, 2015, TexReg 8344, eff. 11/26/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 33, August 18, 2017, TexReg 4142, eff. 8/23/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 10, March 11, 2022, TexReg 1300, eff. 3/14/2022