TEXAS FIRE ALARM 2026 CORE EXAM MANUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔True or False: A 'fire detection device' is any device capable through audible or
visible means of warning that fire or combustion has occurred or is occurring? -
✔✔False
✔✔In what situations do the Texas Fire Rules not apply to Certified Electricians? - ✔✔1.
Certified Electricians who install single-station residential equipment.
2. Certified Electricians who install multiple-station equipment that meets NFPA
standards and that does not communicate off-premises
✔✔How long does the State Fire Marshall have to inform examinees of their results'? -
✔✔No more than 30 days after the exam, the results shall be mailed.
✔✔If a certificate or pocket card is defaced or damaged it becomes - ✔✔Invalid
✔✔How long is a Certificate of License renewal valid for? - ✔✔Two years. The renewal
fee for each year is payable upon renewal.
✔✔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 PLlJS a fee not to exceed one fourth (25<½1) the
original fee paid to obtain the license.
✔✔How do you obtain renewal of a license that has been expired for between 90 days
& 2 years? - ✔✔Pay the renewal fee PLUS a fee that does not exceed the original fee
(100%) paid to obtain the license.
✔✔How do you obtain renewal of a license expired for more than 2 years? - ✔✔You do
not. You take the test again.
✔✔Can a firefighter 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.
, ✔✔Let's say you are 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 licensed 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 installation, and has not been modified.
✔✔What 3 things should a firm do to train and supervise an employee who is exempt
from the rules'? - ✔✔1. Ensure that each install complies with NFPA standard
2. Ensure that each device is Laboratory Certified 3. Ensure the individual is
knowledgeable in fire protection and placement of detectors
✔✔What 3 practices concerning the Fire licensing are prohibited by law? - ✔✔1.
Planning, certifying , selling, installing, monitoring and maintaining fire systems without
a license.
2. Attempting to obtain a license fraudulently.
3. 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
until 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 3 actions constitute a criminal offense? - ✔✔1. Planning, installing or
monitoring systems with out a license
2. Running a separate branch without its own certificate
3. 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
✔✔What does NICET stand for? - ✔✔National Institute for Certification in Engineering
Technologies
✔✔What is an Approved Testing Laboratory? - ✔✔An organization that lists all
equipment that complies with the State Fire Rules
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔True or False: A 'fire detection device' is any device capable through audible or
visible means of warning that fire or combustion has occurred or is occurring? -
✔✔False
✔✔In what situations do the Texas Fire Rules not apply to Certified Electricians? - ✔✔1.
Certified Electricians who install single-station residential equipment.
2. Certified Electricians who install multiple-station equipment that meets NFPA
standards and that does not communicate off-premises
✔✔How long does the State Fire Marshall have to inform examinees of their results'? -
✔✔No more than 30 days after the exam, the results shall be mailed.
✔✔If a certificate or pocket card is defaced or damaged it becomes - ✔✔Invalid
✔✔How long is a Certificate of License renewal valid for? - ✔✔Two years. The renewal
fee for each year is payable upon renewal.
✔✔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 PLlJS a fee not to exceed one fourth (25<½1) the
original fee paid to obtain the license.
✔✔How do you obtain renewal of a license that has been expired for between 90 days
& 2 years? - ✔✔Pay the renewal fee PLUS a fee that does not exceed the original fee
(100%) paid to obtain the license.
✔✔How do you obtain renewal of a license expired for more than 2 years? - ✔✔You do
not. You take the test again.
✔✔Can a firefighter 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.
, ✔✔Let's say you are 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 licensed 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 installation, and has not been modified.
✔✔What 3 things should a firm do to train and supervise an employee who is exempt
from the rules'? - ✔✔1. Ensure that each install complies with NFPA standard
2. Ensure that each device is Laboratory Certified 3. Ensure the individual is
knowledgeable in fire protection and placement of detectors
✔✔What 3 practices concerning the Fire licensing are prohibited by law? - ✔✔1.
Planning, certifying , selling, installing, monitoring and maintaining fire systems without
a license.
2. Attempting to obtain a license fraudulently.
3. 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
until 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 3 actions constitute a criminal offense? - ✔✔1. Planning, installing or
monitoring systems with out a license
2. Running a separate branch without its own certificate
3. 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
✔✔What does NICET stand for? - ✔✔National Institute for Certification in Engineering
Technologies
✔✔What is an Approved Testing Laboratory? - ✔✔An organization that lists all
equipment that complies with the State Fire Rules
