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.