Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Formation	1991
Headquarters	Austin, Texas
Location	1701 North Congress, Suite 105, Austin, Texas
Region served	Texas
Website	http://www.tcfp.texas.gov/

The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) is a Texas state governmental agency tasked with overseeing and regulating all fire departments, and firefighting standards within Texas. The agency provides a variety of services including the writing and publication of curriculum manuals, standard manuals, job postings, and injury reports.^[1] Commission members are appointed by the Texas State Governor and subsequently confirmed by the Texas State Senate. Once commissioned; commission members each acquire the title of Commissioner, and hold office for a six-year term. ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Certification FAQs - general". tcfp.texas.gov. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
↑ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/appointment/14699/ “Gov. Perry Appoints Cortes to Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Office of the Governor, May 28, 2010.
↑ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/appointment/15556/ “Gov. Perry Appoints McMakin to Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Office of the Governor, January 11, 2011.
↑ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/appointment/17652/ “Gov. Perry Appoints Ekiss to Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Office of the Governor, September 17, 2012.
↑ http://governor.state.tx.us/news/appointment/18285/"Gov. Perry Appoints Gonzalez, Gutheinz, McMarkin and Perez to Texas Commission on Fire Protection", by: Office of the Governor Rick Perry, March 26, 2013.

External links

Official website

Facilities

Miscellaneous

Wildland
Firefighting

Equipment and Tactics	Aerial firefighting Controlled burn Driptorch Firefighting apparatus Firebreak Firefighting foam Fire hose Fire lookout tower Fire retardant Fire retardant gel Fire trail Helicopter bucket Hose pack MAFFS Pulaski Wildland fire engine Wildland water tender

Personnel	Engine crew Handcrew Helitack Hotshots Lookout Smokejumper

By Location	Australia California Washington

Lists	Glossary of wildfire terms List of wildfires

Category
Commons

State of Texas

Austin (capital)

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Metropolitan areas	Abilene Amarillo Austin–Round Rock Beaumont–Port Arthur Brownsville–Harlingen College Station–Bryan Corpus Christi Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington El Paso Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Killeen–Temple Laredo Longview Lubbock McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Midland Odessa San Angelo San Antonio–New Braunfels Sherman–Denison Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wichita Falls

Counties	See: List of counties in Texas

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Federal district	Washington, D.C.

Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

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