TFM11 TX FIRE ALARM CORRECT FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔At what point must the fire Marshall notify a license holder that their license is about
to expire? - ✔✔At least 30 days before the license expires
✔✔How does a person with an UNEXPIRED license obtain renewal? - ✔✔Pay the
renewal fee before the expiration date.
✔✔How does a person obtain renewal of a license that has been expired for LESS than
90 days? - ✔✔Pay the renewal fee PLUS a fee not to exceed one fourth of the original
fee paid to obtain the license.
[So if it is $100 they will pay $125]
✔✔how does a person obtain a a renewal of a license that has been expired between
90 days and 2 years? - ✔✔Pay the renewal fee PLUS a fee that does not exceed the
original fee to obtain the license.
✔✔How do you renew a license expired for two years or more? - ✔✔You cannot renew,
you must take the test again
✔✔Can a fire fighter sell and install fire systems? - ✔✔No, Unless he is licensed to do
so
✔✔If you submit your renewal application and it is not complete, what happens? -
✔✔You are granted 30 days to complete the application. Beyond that, you can be
charged late fees.
✔✔When no longer employed by a registered firm, can you renew your license? -
✔✔Yes, but you may not engage in License activity until you are employed by a
registered firm again.
, ✔✔Must you be employed by a registered firm to have a license issued? - ✔✔Yes.
✔✔Can non-laboratory certified equipment ever be used? - ✔✔Yes, so long as it
complied with the law at the time of the installation, and has not been modified.
Example:
An old alarm in an old building.
✔✔What three things should a firm do to train and supervised and employee who is
exempt from the rules? - ✔✔-Ensure that each install complies with N.F.P.A standards.
-Ensure that each device is laboratory certified.
-Ensure that the individual is knowledgeable in fire protection and placement of
detectors.
✔✔What three practices concerning the fire licensing are prohibited by law? - ✔✔-
Planning, certifying, selling, installing, monitoring and maintaining fire systems without a
license
-Attempting to obtain a license fraudulently
-Violating ANY of the Texas fire rules
✔✔What happens if the rules are violated? - ✔✔After notice and a hearing, the state fire
Marshall may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license.
✔✔If a license is revoked how long must a person wait to re-apply? - ✔✔You must wait
at least one year after the date the license was revoked. You must also request a public
hearing to show why your new license should not be denied.
✔✔Which three actions constitute a criminal offense? - ✔✔-Planning, installing or
monitoring systems without a license.
-Running a separate branch without its own certificate.
-Running a firm without at least one employee who is a Technician, Superintendent or
Planning Superintendent.
✔✔What type of criminal offense is committed? - ✔✔Class B misdemeanor.
✔✔What is monitoring equipment? - ✔✔Equipment used to transmit and receive Fire
Trouble, Supervisory and Alarm Signals to and from a firm registered to monitor such
signals
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔At what point must the fire Marshall notify a license holder that their license is about
to expire? - ✔✔At least 30 days before the license expires
✔✔How does a person with an UNEXPIRED license obtain renewal? - ✔✔Pay the
renewal fee before the expiration date.
✔✔How does a person obtain renewal of a license that has been expired for LESS than
90 days? - ✔✔Pay the renewal fee PLUS a fee not to exceed one fourth of the original
fee paid to obtain the license.
[So if it is $100 they will pay $125]
✔✔how does a person obtain a a renewal of a license that has been expired between
90 days and 2 years? - ✔✔Pay the renewal fee PLUS a fee that does not exceed the
original fee to obtain the license.
✔✔How do you renew a license expired for two years or more? - ✔✔You cannot renew,
you must take the test again
✔✔Can a fire fighter sell and install fire systems? - ✔✔No, Unless he is licensed to do
so
✔✔If you submit your renewal application and it is not complete, what happens? -
✔✔You are granted 30 days to complete the application. Beyond that, you can be
charged late fees.
✔✔When no longer employed by a registered firm, can you renew your license? -
✔✔Yes, but you may not engage in License activity until you are employed by a
registered firm again.
, ✔✔Must you be employed by a registered firm to have a license issued? - ✔✔Yes.
✔✔Can non-laboratory certified equipment ever be used? - ✔✔Yes, so long as it
complied with the law at the time of the installation, and has not been modified.
Example:
An old alarm in an old building.
✔✔What three things should a firm do to train and supervised and employee who is
exempt from the rules? - ✔✔-Ensure that each install complies with N.F.P.A standards.
-Ensure that each device is laboratory certified.
-Ensure that the individual is knowledgeable in fire protection and placement of
detectors.
✔✔What three practices concerning the fire licensing are prohibited by law? - ✔✔-
Planning, certifying, selling, installing, monitoring and maintaining fire systems without a
license
-Attempting to obtain a license fraudulently
-Violating ANY of the Texas fire rules
✔✔What happens if the rules are violated? - ✔✔After notice and a hearing, the state fire
Marshall may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license.
✔✔If a license is revoked how long must a person wait to re-apply? - ✔✔You must wait
at least one year after the date the license was revoked. You must also request a public
hearing to show why your new license should not be denied.
✔✔Which three actions constitute a criminal offense? - ✔✔-Planning, installing or
monitoring systems without a license.
-Running a separate branch without its own certificate.
-Running a firm without at least one employee who is a Technician, Superintendent or
Planning Superintendent.
✔✔What type of criminal offense is committed? - ✔✔Class B misdemeanor.
✔✔What is monitoring equipment? - ✔✔Equipment used to transmit and receive Fire
Trouble, Supervisory and Alarm Signals to and from a firm registered to monitor such
signals
