TFM11 FIRE ALARM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Let's say you are no longer employed by a registered firm. You can renew the
license as long as you do not engage in "license activity" until you are employed by a
registered firm. T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔You must you be employed by a licensed firm to have a license ISSUED. T/F? -
✔✔True
✔✔On an inspection you notice that non-laboratory certified equipment was used. After
research, you determine that it was compliant at the time of installation. You are
required to upgrade the equipment. T/F? - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following is a firm NOT required to do to train and supervise an
employee who is exempt from the rules? - ✔✔Ensure that the employee is registered
✔✔If State Fire Marshal determines violations in a hearing, they may take what
disciplinary action ? - ✔✔A. Suspend licenses
B. Revoke licenses
C. Refuse to issue licenses
✔✔If a license is revoked, how long must a person wait to re-apply? - ✔✔1 year
✔✔What type of criminal offense is committed when an individual plans, installs, runs a
separate branch or runs a firm without being licensed? - ✔✔Class B Misdemeanor
✔✔What is Monitoring equipment? - ✔✔Equipment used to transmit and receive alarm
signals to and from a monitoring firm
✔✔What does NICET stand for? - ✔✔National Institute for Certification in Engineering
Technologies
, ✔✔What is an example of an Approved Testing Laboratory? - ✔✔UL
✔✔What is an Approved Testing Organization? - ✔✔NICET
✔✔What are 'rules' governing a firm's Certificate of Registration? - ✔✔A. A specific
location must be maintained by the firm and listed on the certificate
B. The certificate must be posted conspicuously at the business location
✔✔What would invalidate a firm's certificate? - ✔✔A change of ownership
✔✔What causes a Firm's certificate to be revised? - ✔✔A change of name, location or
mailing address
✔✔What business change must the Fire Marshal be notified of, but does not require a
revised certificate? - ✔✔A change of officers
✔✔What does a 'Fire Alarm Technician' license allow? - ✔✔A. Installing, certifying,
testing, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of fire devices and systems
B. Act as a fire alarm monitoring technician
✔✔What does a 'Fire Alarm Monitoring Technician' license allow? - ✔✔Monitoring of fire
devices and systems
✔✔What does a 'Residential Fire Alarm Superintendent Single-station' license allow? -
✔✔Planning, installing, certifying, testing, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of fire
devices for single-station systems
✔✔What does a 'Residential Fire Alarm Superintendent' license allow? - ✔✔A.
Planning, installing, certifying, testing, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of fire
devices and systems
B. Act as a fire alarm technician
✔✔What does a 'Fire Alarm Planning Superintendent' license allow? - ✔✔A. Planning,
installing, certifying, testing, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of fire devices and
systems
B. Act as a fire alarm technician
C. Act as a residential fire alarm superintendent
✔✔What is true of licenses issued by the state Fire Marshal? - ✔✔A. Any altered
licenses are considered invalid
B. Pocket licenses must be kept with each licensee
C. Paper licenses must be displayed conspicuously at the business location
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Let's say you are no longer employed by a registered firm. You can renew the
license as long as you do not engage in "license activity" until you are employed by a
registered firm. T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔You must you be employed by a licensed firm to have a license ISSUED. T/F? -
✔✔True
✔✔On an inspection you notice that non-laboratory certified equipment was used. After
research, you determine that it was compliant at the time of installation. You are
required to upgrade the equipment. T/F? - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following is a firm NOT required to do to train and supervise an
employee who is exempt from the rules? - ✔✔Ensure that the employee is registered
✔✔If State Fire Marshal determines violations in a hearing, they may take what
disciplinary action ? - ✔✔A. Suspend licenses
B. Revoke licenses
C. Refuse to issue licenses
✔✔If a license is revoked, how long must a person wait to re-apply? - ✔✔1 year
✔✔What type of criminal offense is committed when an individual plans, installs, runs a
separate branch or runs a firm without being licensed? - ✔✔Class B Misdemeanor
✔✔What is Monitoring equipment? - ✔✔Equipment used to transmit and receive alarm
signals to and from a monitoring firm
✔✔What does NICET stand for? - ✔✔National Institute for Certification in Engineering
Technologies
, ✔✔What is an example of an Approved Testing Laboratory? - ✔✔UL
✔✔What is an Approved Testing Organization? - ✔✔NICET
✔✔What are 'rules' governing a firm's Certificate of Registration? - ✔✔A. A specific
location must be maintained by the firm and listed on the certificate
B. The certificate must be posted conspicuously at the business location
✔✔What would invalidate a firm's certificate? - ✔✔A change of ownership
✔✔What causes a Firm's certificate to be revised? - ✔✔A change of name, location or
mailing address
✔✔What business change must the Fire Marshal be notified of, but does not require a
revised certificate? - ✔✔A change of officers
✔✔What does a 'Fire Alarm Technician' license allow? - ✔✔A. Installing, certifying,
testing, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of fire devices and systems
B. Act as a fire alarm monitoring technician
✔✔What does a 'Fire Alarm Monitoring Technician' license allow? - ✔✔Monitoring of fire
devices and systems
✔✔What does a 'Residential Fire Alarm Superintendent Single-station' license allow? -
✔✔Planning, installing, certifying, testing, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of fire
devices for single-station systems
✔✔What does a 'Residential Fire Alarm Superintendent' license allow? - ✔✔A.
Planning, installing, certifying, testing, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of fire
devices and systems
B. Act as a fire alarm technician
✔✔What does a 'Fire Alarm Planning Superintendent' license allow? - ✔✔A. Planning,
installing, certifying, testing, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of fire devices and
systems
B. Act as a fire alarm technician
C. Act as a residential fire alarm superintendent
✔✔What is true of licenses issued by the state Fire Marshal? - ✔✔A. Any altered
licenses are considered invalid
B. Pocket licenses must be kept with each licensee
C. Paper licenses must be displayed conspicuously at the business location
