Texas Fire Alarm Practice
Test
1. Who do the Texas fire rules NOT apply to?: -Anyone not involved in the
planning leasing, servicing, sales or maintenance of fire systems.
-Anyone who installs electrical wiring or devices so long as: the work was supervised by a licensed
employee of a registered firm, OR if the registered firm assumes ALL responsibility for the system.
-Anyone who installs on their own property.
-Anyone who does not charge for the device or it's installation
-Anyone who sells fire equipment EXCLUSIVELY over the counter or through mail order, and who will not
plan, certify, install, service, or maintain the devices.
-Any engineer acting in his professional capacity.
-Anyone who installs at no charge battery operated, single station, residential equipment that is N.F.P.A
compliant and installed by knowledgeable installers an employee of a registered firm that is being
supervised by a License Holder.
-Any building owner who installs and monitors on site, at no cost to the resident, a system that meets N.F.P.A
standards with equipment recognized by a testing laboratory.
-An employee of a registered firm who installs single station, non monitored, lab recognized equipment
for residential use, so long as the installer is knowledgeable and meets N.F.P.A standards.
-A licensed alarm technician who installs fire keypad panics.
2. In what situations do the Texas Fire Rules not apply to certified
Electricians?-
: -Certified electricians who install single station residential equipment
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-Certified electricians who install multiple station equipment that meets NFPA standards and that does
not commu-nicate ott premises.
3. How long does the state fire Marshall have to inform the examiners
of their
results?: -No more than 30 days, results are mailed
4. If a certificate or pocket card is defaced, it becomes ?: [ invalid ]
5. how long is a certificate of license renewal Valid for?: 2 years. The renewal
fee for each year is payable upon renewal
6. 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
7. How does a person with an UNEXPIRED license obtain renewal?: Pay
the renewal fee before the expiration date.
8. 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]
9. 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.
10. How do you renew a license expired for two years or more?: You
cannot renew, you must take the test again
11. Can a fire fighter sell and install fire systems?: No, Unless he is
licensed to do so.
12. If you submit your renewal application and it is not
complete, what hap-pens?: You are granted 30 days to complete the application. Beyond
that, you can be charged late fees.
13. When no longer employed by a registered firm, can you
renew your li-cense?: Yes, but you may not engage in License activity until you are
employed by a registered firm again.
14. Must you be employed by a registered firm to have a license
issued?: Yes.
15. Can non-laboratory certified equipment ever be used?: Yes, so
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Test
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.
Test
1. Who do the Texas fire rules NOT apply to?: -Anyone not involved in the
planning leasing, servicing, sales or maintenance of fire systems.
-Anyone who installs electrical wiring or devices so long as: the work was supervised by a licensed
employee of a registered firm, OR if the registered firm assumes ALL responsibility for the system.
-Anyone who installs on their own property.
-Anyone who does not charge for the device or it's installation
-Anyone who sells fire equipment EXCLUSIVELY over the counter or through mail order, and who will not
plan, certify, install, service, or maintain the devices.
-Any engineer acting in his professional capacity.
-Anyone who installs at no charge battery operated, single station, residential equipment that is N.F.P.A
compliant and installed by knowledgeable installers an employee of a registered firm that is being
supervised by a License Holder.
-Any building owner who installs and monitors on site, at no cost to the resident, a system that meets N.F.P.A
standards with equipment recognized by a testing laboratory.
-An employee of a registered firm who installs single station, non monitored, lab recognized equipment
for residential use, so long as the installer is knowledgeable and meets N.F.P.A standards.
-A licensed alarm technician who installs fire keypad panics.
2. In what situations do the Texas Fire Rules not apply to certified
Electricians?-
: -Certified electricians who install single station residential equipment
, Texas Fire Alarm Practice
Test
-Certified electricians who install multiple station equipment that meets NFPA standards and that does
not commu-nicate ott premises.
3. How long does the state fire Marshall have to inform the examiners
of their
results?: -No more than 30 days, results are mailed
4. If a certificate or pocket card is defaced, it becomes ?: [ invalid ]
5. how long is a certificate of license renewal Valid for?: 2 years. The renewal
fee for each year is payable upon renewal
6. 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
7. How does a person with an UNEXPIRED license obtain renewal?: Pay
the renewal fee before the expiration date.
8. 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]
9. 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.
10. How do you renew a license expired for two years or more?: You
cannot renew, you must take the test again
11. Can a fire fighter sell and install fire systems?: No, Unless he is
licensed to do so.
12. If you submit your renewal application and it is not
complete, what hap-pens?: You are granted 30 days to complete the application. Beyond
that, you can be charged late fees.
13. When no longer employed by a registered firm, can you
renew your li-cense?: Yes, but you may not engage in License activity until you are
employed by a registered firm again.
14. Must you be employed by a registered firm to have a license
issued?: Yes.
15. Can non-laboratory certified equipment ever be used?: Yes, so
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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.
