# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.9: 37 TAC § 421.9. Designation of Fire Protection Duties

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.9
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 421.9. Designation of Fire Protection Duties
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS / Part 13 TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION / Chapter 421 STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION / 37 TAC § 421.9

## Text

(a) An individual who performs one or more fire protection
 duties, listed in the Texas Government Code, §419.021(3)(C),
 for a fire department of local government entity shall be designated
 to only one of the following categories:
(1) fire protection personnel;
(2) a part-time fire protection employee; or
(3) a volunteer fire fighter or other auxiliary fire
 fighter.
(b) A fire department regulated by the Commission may
 not designate the same person under more than one category under this
 section. The designation shall be made on the records of the department
 and the designation shall be made available for inspection by the
 Commission or sent to the Commission on request.
(c) A fire department regulated by the Commission shall
 report the appointment of fire protection personnel to a regulated
 discipline via the Commission's online management program, or the
 appropriate form if available. Fire protection personnel who are assigned
 to a regulated discipline as part of their regularly assigned duties
 shall be appointed to that discipline with the Commission. No individual
 may be appointed to a discipline without approval by the Commission.
 The Commission shall not approve an initial appointment to a regulated
 discipline until it has reviewed and approved a person's fingerprint-based
 criminal history record. Termination of fire protection personnel
 or part-time fire protection employees shall be reported to the Commission
 via the Commission's online management program, or the appropriate
 form if available within 14 calendar days of the action. In the case
 of termination, the employing entity shall report an individual's
 last known home address to the Commission. A Removal from Appointment
 form may be submitted without the employee's signature.
(d) A fire department may not in a calendar year compensate,
 reimburse, or provide benefits to a person the department has designated
 as a volunteer or other auxiliary fire fighter in an amount that is
 equal to or more than what a person receives working 2,080 hours at
 the federal minimum wage.
(e) A person certified as fire protection personnel
 in one fire department may be employed and designated as a part-time
 fire protection employee in another fire department without additional
 certification as a part-time fire protection employee.

## Nearby sections

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