KRM45 wrote:Unless a firefighter is also a sworn peace officer (fire marshal, arson investigator, etc.) he needs a chl just like everyone else. I didn't see anything in the article that said he was doing anything that required a chl though.
"Some" firefighters are also "peace officers" ....Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 2.12.
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Art. 2.12. WHO ARE PEACE OFFICERS. The following are peace officers:
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(36) the fire marshal and any related officers, inspectors, or investigators commissioned by a county under Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Local Government Code.
Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Local Government Code
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All firefighters are not Paramedics nor EMTs nor Peace officers .... some are.