(a) Aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel are employees of a local governmental entity who are appointed to aircraft rescue fire fighting duties. These duties may include fighting aircraft fires at airports, standing by for potential crash landings, and performing aircraft rescue and fire fighting duties.     
      (b) Personnel appointed to aircraft rescue fire fighting duties must be certified by the commission within one year from the date of their appointment.     
      (c) Prior to being appointed to aircraft rescue fire fighting duties, all personnel must:      
        (1)  successfully complete a commission approved basic structure fire protection program and pass the commission’s examination; and       
        (2)  successfully complete a commission approved basic aircraft rescue fire fighting program and pass the commission’s examination.       
      (d) "Stand by" means the act of responding to a designated position in the movement area on the airfield at which initial response fire and rescue units will await the arrival of an aircraft experiencing an announced emergency.     
      (e) "Movement area" is comprised of all runways, taxiways, and other areas of the airport which are used for taxiing or hover taxiing, take-off, and landing of aircraft, exclusive of loading ramps and aircraft parking areas.     
      (f) Personnel holding any level of aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education specified in Chapter 441 of this title (relating to Continuing Education).     
      (g) Aircraft rescue fire fighting personnel that perform structure fire protection duties must be certified, as a minimum, as basic structure fire protection personnel.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §423.201 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10889; amended to be effective December 16, 2002, 27 TexReg 11795; amended to be effective November 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 8526; amended to be effective June 28, 2011, 36 TexReg 3937; amended to be effective November 20, 2017, 42 TexReg 6519