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TITLE 4 - AGRICULTURE
PART 13 - PRESCRIBED BURNING BOARD
CHAPTER 229 - CONTINUING FIRE TRAINING
SUBCHAPTER 229.2.html - null
SECTION/RULE §229.2 - Wildland Firefighting
Chapter Review Date 03/17/2023

(a) Wildland firefighting is an eligible activity that may satisfy CFT requirements. To receive CFT hours for wildland firefighting, the certified and insured prescribed burn manager must:(1) be under the direction of a responsive organization that manages wildland fires which create a substantial risk of causing imminent harm to nearby property or persons;(2) have been a requested resource assigned to a firefighting position upon check in;(3) provide the incident commander with an Incident Personnel Performance Rating form upon assignment to be completed for documentation of the individual's performance; and(4) submit an Incident Personnel Performance Rating form to a lead burn instructor or the Board for review.(b) CFT hours for wildland firefighting activities may not exceed three hours per two-year certification period.(c) Final approval of wildland firefighting activities by the Board is required to be eligible for CFT hours.

Source Note: The provisions of this §229.2 adopted to be effective March 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 2281; amended to be effective May 25, 2023, 48 TexReg 2570.

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