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valid Full License from the IAFF. Limited Licensees shall not use the IAFF FGS Program to train any person without first obtaining a written agreement with the fire department to which the person is employed. In addition, a fire department that uses another fire department's resources and facilities to train fire fighters must apply for a Full License of their own. The licensing policy ensures that the TAFF FGS Program used by either the Full Licensee or the Limited Licensee fully covers every aspect of the TAFF FGS Program, including all required safety measures. Any use of the IAFF FGS Program without a license or any misuse of the IAFF FGS Program is a violation of the TAFF copyright on this IAFF FGS Program. Terms and Conditions of a Full IAFF FGS License If an entity is granted a full license under this Agreement, the IAFF FGS Full License is granted only upon the express conditions that the Full Licensee must use the IAFF FGS Program in whole and only for the purpose of survival training. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, preventing the MAYDAY, being ready for the MAYDAY, self - survival procedures, self -survival skills, fire fighter's expectations of command, and proper program administration including using specified equipment, props, safety measures and IAFF-Certified FGS Instructors. The TAFF FGS Full Licensee shall be permitted to use FGS Assistant Instructors in conjunction with their fire department training and consistent with the TAFF training requirements. Any attempt by the Full Licensee to use only a portion of the TAFF FGS Program or to use the IAFF FGS Program without the proper safety measures and certified TAFF FGS Instructors is inconsistent with the scope of this license, and is therefore prohibited. The Full Licensee is only authorized to make use of the TAFF FGS Program in accordance with the terms and conditions of the IAFF FGS manual. Full Licenses will only be issued to fire departments for the purposes of training members of their own fire department. As a condition of receiving a Full License, an applicant must agree that it will conduct the TAFF Fire Ground Survival Program in accordance with the IAFF's licensing requirements. The full licensee shall; • Utilize only IAFF-Certified FGS Instructors -- FGS Assistant Instructors are also permitted to be utilized by Full Licensees; • Build/purchase the required IAFF FGS equipment and props and verify that such equipment and props conform to all specifications in the TAFF FGS manual; • Ensure that it has the ability to administer the IAFF FGS Program in conformity with the specifications set forth with the FGS Program; 7