eLaws | eCases | Texas Statutes | Texas Administrative Code | Texas Courts | Counties & Cities of Texas | Code of Federal Regulations | United States Code |
 Laredo
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 12. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
 Article II. FIRE DEPARTMENT
 Division 1. GENERALLY

  § 12-20. Fire fighting fee-based education fees; purpose and schedule.  

Latest version.

  • Fees for firefighting fee-based education fees shall be for the amounts and purposes hereinafter set forth:

    Tuition and technical courses
    Filing fee for noninstitutional courses $50.00

     

    Emergency medical services and related fields
    CPR courses (prerequisite)   $35.00 8 hrs.
    Emergency care attendant ECA   350.00 50 hrs.
    Emergency medical technician EMT  750.00 160 hrs.
    Emergency medical technician intermediate  600.00 100 hrs.
    Paramedic EMT-P 2,900.00 1,000 hrs.
    Basic trauma life support   140.00 16 hrs.
    Basic trauma life support (pediatrics)   150.00 16 hrs.
    EMS instructor course   250.00 40 hrs.

     

    Formal recertification courses
    Emergency care attendant ECA $75.00 24 hrs.
    Emergency medical technician EMT 125.00 48 hrs.
    Paramedic EMT-P 250.00 96 hrs.

     

    Fire-protection courses and related fields
    SCBA course   $35.00 4 hrs.
    Specialized SCBA course   150.00 24 hrs.
    Hose handling    75.00 8 hrs.
    Apparatus operations   150.00 24 hrs.
    Dry chemical operations    50.00 8 hrs.
    Live burn tower operations    75.00 8 hrs.
    Propane burns    75.00 8 hrs.
    Specialized live burns   100.00 12 hrs.
    Specialized courses with burns   150.00 16 hrs.
    Basic firefighter academy 2,350.00 640 hrs.
    Fire inspection course   520.00 182 hrs.
    Fire arson course   520.00 122 hrs.
    Fire inspection awareness course   150.00 24 hrs.
    Fire arson awareness course   150.00 24 hrs.
    Emergency vehicle operation course   150.00 16 hrs.

     

    Hazardous material training
    Hazardous materials awareness $40.00 8 hrs.
    First responders 300.00 24 hrs.
    Haz-mat technician I 300.00 40 hrs.
    Haz-mat technician II 300.00 40 hrs.
    Water haz-mat recovery 500.00 40 hrs.
    Confined-space rescue 300.00 36 hrs.
    High-angle rescue 300.00 36 hrs.
    Low-angle rescue 300.00 36 hrs.
    Incident command course 300.00 40 hrs.
    WMD first-responders course 150.00 16hrs.

     

    Industrial Firefighting
    Firefighter I $300.00 30 hrs.
    Firefighter II  300.00 30 hrs.
    Firefighter III  300.00 30 hrs.

     

    Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF)
    Aircraft fire training, interior & exterior OPS $250.00 8 hrs.
    Fuel-spill fire control, hand-line OPS  325.00 8 hrs.
    Specialized aircraft fire training & fuel-spill fires  500.00 16 hrs.
    ARFF vehicle, large fuel-spill fire applications  500.00 8 hrs.
    Advanced aircraft fire control & rescue  650.00 40 hrs.
    Basic ARFF certification 1,000.00 120 hrs.

     

    Additional courses
    Miscellaneous 8-hr. course $50.00 8 hrs.
    Miscellaneous 24-hr. course 175.00 24 hrs.
    Miscellaneous 40-hr. course $300.00 40 hrs.

     

    Dorm facility
    Rooming fees for the week, Monday through Friday $100.00
    Additional days, daily or additional days   25.00

     

(Ord. No. 2002-O-077, §§ 1—8, 4-1-2002)