(a) An Incident Commander is defined as an individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources, who has overall authority and responsibility for conducting and managing all incident operations at the incident site.
(b) All individuals holding an Incident Commander certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education requirements in Chapter 441 of this title (relating to Continuing Education).

Source Note: The provisions of this §461.1 adopted to be effective December 3, 2020, 45 TexReg 8528; amended to be effective May 22, 2022, 47 TexReg 2890; amended to be effective May 30, 2023, 48 TexRg 2727