In order to be certified as a Fire Service Instructor III an individual must:
  (1) hold as a prerequisite, a Fire Instructor II Certification as defined in §425.5 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor II Certification); and
  (2) have a minimum of three years of experience as defined in §421.5 of this title (relating to Definitions) in fire protection in one or more or any combination of the following:
    (A) a paid, volunteer, or regulated non-governmental fire department; or
    (B) a department of a state agency, education institution or political subdivision providing fire protection training and related responsibilities; and
  (3) possess valid documentation of accreditation from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) as a Fire Instructor III; or
  (4) have completed the appropriate curriculum for Fire Service Instructor III contained in Chapter 8 of the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual, or meet the equivalence as specified in §425.1 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor Certification); and
  (5) successfully pass the applicable commission examination as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations for Certification); and either
    (A) hold as a prerequisite an advanced structural fire protection personnel certification, an advanced aircraft fire protection personnel certification, advanced marine fire protection personnel certification, advanced inspector certification, advanced fire investigator, or advanced arson investigator certification; or
    (B) have 60 college hours from a regionally accredited educational institution; or
    (C) hold an associate's degree from a regionally accredited educational institution.

Source Note: The provisions of this §425.7 adopted to be effective March 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 7234; amended to be effective May 9, 2007, 32 TexReg 2475; amended to be effective November 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 8527; amended to be effective November 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 9083; amended to be effective May 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 3848; amended to be effective June 12, 2013, 38 TexReg 3652; amended to be effective March 2, 2014, 39 TexReg 1167; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6875; amended to be effective August 23, 2017, 42 TexReg 4140