Fire Alarm Statues & Rules Exam Questions With Accurate Answers

Fire Alarm Device - ANSWERMeans any device capable, through audible or visible means, of warning that fire or combustion has occured or is occuring. Fire Alarm Planning Superintendent - ANSWERmeans a licensed individual designated by a registered firm to: A) plan a fire alarm or detection system that conforms to applicable adopted NFPA standards or other adopted standards. B) certify that each fire alarm or detection system as planned meets the standards as provided by the law. Fire Alarm Technician - ANSWERmeans a licensed individual designated by a registered firm to: A) inspect and certify that each fire alarm or detection system as installed meets the standard provided by the law; or B) perform or directly supervise the servicing or maintaining of a previously installed fire alarm device or system and certify that service or maintenance. Fire Detection Device - ANSWERmeans any arrangement of materials, the sole function of which is to indicate the existence of fire, smoke, or combustion in its incipient stages. Individual - ANSWERMeans a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer, employee, occupant, or other individual. Installation - ANSWERThe initial placement of equipment or the extension, modification, or alteration of equipment already in place. Insurance agent - ANSWERA) an individual firm, or corporation licensed under (i) Subchapter E, Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051; or B) an individual authorized to represent an insurance fund or pool created by a municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state under Chapter 791, Government Code. Maintenance - ANSWERMeans the maintenance of a fire alarm device or a fire detection device in a condition of repair that provides performance as originally designed or intended. Monitoring - ANSWERMeans the the receipt of fire alarm and supervisory signals or communication of those signals to a fire service communications center in this state or serving property in this state. Organization - ANSWERMeans a corporation, a government or a governmental subdivision or agency, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, a firm or association, two or individuals with a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. Registered firm - ANSWERmeans an individual or organization that holds a registration certificate. Residential Fire Alarm Superintendent - ANSWERmeans a licensed individual designated by a registered firm to: A) plan a residential single-family or two-family fire alarm or detection system that conforms to applicable adopted NFPA standards or other adopted standards; and B) certify that each fire alarm or detection system as planned meets the standards as provided by law. Residential Fire Alarm Technician - ANSWERmeans a licensed individual who is designated by a registered firm to install, service, inspect, and certify residential single-family or two-family fire alarm or detection systems. Sale - ANSWERMeans the sale or offer for sale, lease, or rent of any merchandise, equipment, or service at wholesale or retail, to the public or any individual, for an agreed sum of money or other consideration. Service or Servicing - ANSWERMeans inspection, maintenance, repair, or testing of a fire alarm device or a fire detection device. Municipality or County may: - ANSWER(1) Mandate that a fire alarm or detection system be installed in certain facilities, if the installation confirms to applicable state law; 2) Require a better type of alarm or detection system or otherwise safer condition than the minimum required by state law; and 3) Require regular inspections by local officials of smoke detectors in dwelling units, as that term is defined by Section 92.251, Property Code and require the smoke detectors to be operational at the time of inspection. A municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state may not require, as a condition of engaging in business or performing any activity authorized under this chapter that a registered firm, a license holder, or an employee of a license holder: - ANSWER(1) Obtain a registration, franchise, or license from the political subdivision; (2) Pay any fee or franchise tax to the political subdivision; or (3) Post a bond A Political Subdivision may not: - ANSWERRequire a registered firm, a license holder, or an employee of a registered firm to maintain a business location or residency within that political subdivision to engage in a business or perform any activity authorized under this chapter. A Municipality or County: - ANSWERMay by ordinance require a registered firm to make a telephone call to a monitored property before the firm notifies the municipality or county of an alarm signal received by the firm from a fire detection device. A political subdivision may: - ANSWER(1) Offer service, installation, or monitoring for property owned by the political subdivision or another political subdivision; (2) Allow for the response to an alarm or detection device by: (A) a law enforcement agency or fire department; or (B) a law enforcement officer or firefighter acting in an official capacity; or (3) Offer monitoring to a financial institution as defined by Section 59.301, Finance Code, that requests, in writing, that the political subdivision provide monitoring service to the financial institution. Approval - ANSWERThe document issued by the State Fire Marshal's Office to an individual or entity acknowledging that the individual or entity meets the requirements to perform the functions of an approved instructor or approved training school under this sub chapter and the Insurance Code Chapter 6002. Business - ANSWERInspecting, planning, certifying, leasing, selling, servicing, testing, installing, monitoring or maintaining of fire alarm or fire detection devices and systems. Certificate - ANSWERThe certificate of registration issued by the state fire marshal. Certify - ANSWERTo attest to the proper planning or servicing, installing, or maintaining of fire detection and fire alarm devices and systems, including monitoring equipment, by attaching a completed installation/service record label and completing an installation certificate form or other additional form required by a governmental authority. Commissioner - ANSWERThe commissioner of insurance. Department - ANSWERThe Texas Department of Insurance. Designated employee - ANSWERAn individual specified by a registered firm as a full-time employee and a licensee under this subchapter. Direct supervision - ANSWERthe control of work, excluding the installation of conduit, raceways, junction boxes, back boxes, or similar electrical enclosures, as it is being performed on fire detection or fire alarm devices and systems by a licensed fire alarm technician or a licensed fire alarm planning superintendent. Firm - ANSWERAn individual or an organization, as defined in the Insurance Code 6002.002. Full-time - ANSWERthe number of hours that represents the regular, normal, or standard amount of time per week each employee of the firm devotes to work-related activities. Full-time Employment - ANSWERAn employee is considered to work on a full-time basis if the employee works per week at least the average number of hours worked per week by all the other employees of the firm. Instructor - ANSWERAn individual approved under the Insurance Code Chapter 6002 and this subchapter to provide training in installing, servicing, inspecting, and certifying fire alarm or detection systems in single-family or two-family residences. Local Authority Having Jurisdiction - ANSWERA fire chief, fire marshal, or other designated official having statutory authority. Monitoring Equipment - ANSWERUsed to transmit and receive fire alarm, trouble and supervisory signals from protected premises to a firm registered to monitor or one exempt from licensing by the Insurance Code Chapter 6002. NFPA - ANSWERNational Fire Protection Association, a nationally recognized standards-making organization. NICET - ANSWERNational Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies. Outsource testing service - ANSWERThe testing service selected by the state fire marshal to administer certain designated qualifying tests for licenses under this subchapter. Plan - ANSWERTo lay out, detail, draw, calculate, devise, or arrange an assembly of fire alarm or detection devices, equipment, and appurtenances, including monitoring equipment, in accordance with standards adopted in this sub chapter. Primary Registered Firm - ANSWERThe registered fire alarm company with the responsibility for the fire alarm system certification. Repair - ANSWERTo restore to proper operating condition. Test - ANSWERThe act of subjecting a fire detection or alarm device or system, including monitoring equipment, to any procedure required by applicable standards of manufacturers' recommendations to determine whether it is properly installed or operates correctly. Training School - ANSWERAn entity that is approved under the Insurance Code Chapter 6002 and this subchapter to provide approved training in installing, certifying, inspecting, and servicing fire alarm or detection systems in single-family or two-family residences by approved instructors for the purpose of meeting the training requirements of an applicant for a residential fire alarm technician license issued under the applicable statutes and this subchapter. NFPA 11-2010 - ANSWERStandard for Low-, Medium-, and High-Expansion Foam. NFPA 12-2011 - ANSWERStandard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems. NFPA 12A-2009 - ANSWERStandard on Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems. NFPA 13-2013 - ANSWERStandard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. NFPA 13D-2013 - ANSWERStandard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes. NFPA 13R-2013 - ANSWERStandard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies. NFPA 15-2012 - ANSWERStandard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection. NFPA 16-2011 - ANSWERStandard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water Spray Systems. NFPA 17-2013 - ANSWERStandard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems. NFPA 17A-2013 - ANSWERStandard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems. NFPA 25-2014 - ANSWERStandard for the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems. NFPA 70-2014 - ANSWERNational Electrical Code. NFPA 72-2013 - ANSWERNational Fire Alarm Code.