The Texas Commission on Fire Protection was created in 1991 (Senate Bill 383, 72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session) by combining two agencies (the Texas Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education and the Texas Fire Department Emergency Board) and transferring certain fire protection duties from a third agency (the Texas State Board of Insurance). The mission of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection is to help protect the lives and property of the citizens of Texas by developing and enforcing professional standards for fire service personnel. The agency provides education and assistance to the fire service primarily through its fire protection resource library. The agency's fire service standards and certification division enforces statewide fire service standards through four program areas: certification, training approval and testing, standards compliance, and curriculum development.
- two members nominated by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association who are chief
officers with a minimum rank that is equivalent to the position immediately
below that of the fire chief and who are employed in fire departments as
defined by Section 419.021 that are under the jurisdiction of the
commission, at least one of whom must be the head of a fire department and
one of whom must be employed by a political subdivision with a population of
less than 100,000;
- two members nominated by the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters who
are fire protection personnel as defined by Section 419.021 with the rank of
battalion chief or below and who are employed in fire departments or other
appropriate local authorities under the jurisdiction of the commission, one
of whom must be employed by a political subdivision with a population of
less than 100,000;
- two members nominated by the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’
Association of Texas who are volunteer fire chiefs or volunteer fire
fighters;
- one certified fire protection engineer;
- one certified arson investigator or certified fire protection
inspector;
- one fire protection instructor from an institution of higher education as
defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
- and four public members.
(Sources include: the Texas Commission on Fire Protection web site, accessed March 2012; and Guide to Texas State Agencies, 11th edition (2001).)
From the guide to the Commission on Fire Protection records, 1970-2011, (Texas State Archives)
