Definitions

Sec. 614.152. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fire department" means an entity that provides fire protection to an area within the state that has 9-1-1 service as determined by the Commission on State Emergency Communications. (2) "Service" means the Texas Forest Service of The Texas A&M University System. (3) "State fire agency" means the: (A) Office of Rural Affairs established in the Department of Agriculture; (B) service; (C) Texas Commission on Fire Protection; (D) Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service; and (E) Texas State Fire Marshal's Office of the Texas Department of Insurance. (4) "State fire association" means the: (A) State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; (B) Texas Fire Chiefs Association; (C) Texas Fire Marshals Association; (D) Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts; and (E) Texas State Association of Fire Fighters. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (H.B. 1915), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 94, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 3.03, eff. June 14, 2013.