*If the student is providing their own PPE through a fire department, the form below must be filled out and returned before
the onsite class begins or at least three weeks before the onsite skills training begins for the online class begins. This page
may be scanned/emailed to kcfa@kilgore.edu or mailed to: Kilgore College Fire Academy, ATTN: Fire Academy, 1100
Broadway, K
ilgore, Texas 75662
**(Online Class) A rental form will be sent to all students six weeks prior to the Skills Training class beginning.
PPE RELEASE
As Fire Chief of the Fire Department, I do hereby verify that
is a member of our fire department or associated with our department. Due to his membership
or association with our fire department, I do hereby acknowledge that our fire department is issuing and making
available a full set of personal protective clothing for use for Structural Firefighter Training at the Kilgore College Fire
Academy, Kilgore, Texas. The full set of personal protective clothing shall consist of firefighting boots, pants, coat,
suspenders, hood, helmet with shield or goggles, and gloves. Each and every set of protective clothing that will be used
during the course of instruction for a commission approved fire protection personnel curriculum shall comply with
TCFP §435.1 of this title (relating to Protective Clothing).
I attest that all protective clothing which is used by fire protection personnel assigned to fire suppression duties comply
with the minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association suitable for the tasks the individual is expected
to perform. The National Fire Protection Association standard applicable to protective clothing is the standard in effect
at the time the entity contracts for new, rebuilt, or used protective clothing; and maintain and provide upon request by
the Commission, a departmental standard operating procedure regarding the use, selection, care, and maintenance of
protective clothing which complies with NFPA 1851, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Structural Fire
Fighting Protective Ensembles.
As Fire Chief of this organization I do hereby verify that this equipment does comply with all requirements as
established by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection regarding NFPA 1851. I further verify that upon request by
Kilgore College Fire Academy, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, or any other authority having jurisdiction, I shall
produce written documentation that all components of this equipment do meet all NFPA standards regarding
inspection, cleaning, and documentation.
Kilgore College Fire Academy will inspect the equipment you have issued to the above-named individual. If any of the
equipment does not pass inspection, your department will either have to issue additional equipment immediately or the
student will be required to rent approved PPE from our agency or agent.
Dated this day of , 20 .
Signature
AFFIDAVIT
STATE of , COUNTRY of , COUNTY or PROVINCE of .
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared ,
known to me who, being by me duly sworn, upon oath deposes and states that he/she is over the age of eighteen (18)
years of age, that he/she is fully competent to make this release, indemnity, and hold harmless agreement, that he/she
has personal knowledge of the statements contained in the above, that the statements contained in the above instrument
are true and correct, and that he/she executed the above instrument for the purposes and consideration therein expressed
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me and given under my hand and seal of office this day of
, 20 .
My commission expires
Notary Public
Fire Academy