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House Bill 1915 |
House Author: Swinford et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Duncan |
House Bill 1915 amends the Government Code to require the Texas Forest Service to establish and maintain a listing of Texas fire departments to assist that agency and the firefighters' pension commissioner, Office of Rural Community Affairs, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Texas Engineering Extension Service, and State Fire Marshal's Office in the Texas Department of Insurance in carrying out their responsibilities. Each fire department that provides fire protection to an area with 9-1-1 service, as determined by the Commission on State Emergency Communications, must be listed. Each such fire department must provide the Texas Forest Service with information including its name, its physical and mailing addresses, its number of firefighters and personnel whose duties involve responding to emergencies, and an itemized list, under National Incident Management System guidelines, of all firefighting equipment it uses. The bill requires the Texas Forest Service to renew a fire department's listing annually, and requires the other state agencies listed above, and the Texas Fire Chiefs Association, Texas Fire Marshals Association, Texas State Association of Fire Fighters, State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas, and Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts to coordinate and cooperate with the Texas Forest Service in the development of the listing.