TFM11 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What 5 things can a municipality or county demand in addition to the Fire Alarm
Rules? - ✔✔1. They can mandate that a system must be installed if they feel it is
needed.
2. They can require standards that arc higher than law.
3. They can require regular inspections.
4. They can require a permit to he obtained for the alarm.
5. They can require, that the monitored property be contacted before a dispatch is sent
out
✔✔What Insurance is a firm Required to have? - ✔✔General Liability with PRODUCTS,
and COMPLETED OPERATIONS
✔✔What amounts of insurance is a firm required to have? - ✔✔$100k for each incident
of bodily injury or property damage. S300k for all annual occurrences
✔✔What two things are required to become licensed? - ✔✔1. You must pass a written
exam.
2. You must be employed by a registered firm.
✔✔What 4 Standards & Codes may the Fire Commissioner adopt to create the rules? -
✔✔1. NFPA standards
2. Federal law or Regulatory standards
3. Standards published by a recognized national standards organization
4. Information provided by manufacturers
✔✔What 5 things can a Municipality or County NOT require of a license holder? - ✔✔I.
Demand they obtain a franchise
2. Demand fees or taxes
3. Post a Bond
4. Demand they maintain a business location in their municipality /county
5. Demand financial requirements on them
, ✔✔Who do the Texas Fire Rules NOT apply to? - ✔✔1. Anyone not involved with
planning , certifying, leasing, servicing, sales or maintenance of fire systems
2. Anyone who installs electrical wiring or devices for fire systems as 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
3. Anyone who installs systems on their own property
4. Anyone who does not charge for the device or its installation
5. 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
6. Any engineer acting in his professional capacity 7. Anyone who installs AT NO
CHARGE battery operated, single-station, residential equipment that is NFPA compliant
and installed by 'knowledgeable' installers.
8. An employee of a registered firm who is being supervised by a License holder.
9. Any building owner who installs and monitors on-site, at no cost to the resident, a
system that meets NFPA standards with equipment recognized by a testing laboratory.
10. 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 NFPA standards.
11. A licensed alarm technician who installs fire keypad panics
✔✔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.
✔✔What 5 things can a municipality or county demand in addition to the Fire Alarm
Rules? - ✔✔1. They can mandate that a system must be installed if they feel it is
needed.
2. They can require standards that arc higher than law.
3. They can require regular inspections.
4. They can require a permit to he obtained for the alarm.
5. They can require, that the monitored property be contacted before a dispatch is sent
out
✔✔What Insurance is a firm Required to have? - ✔✔General Liability with PRODUCTS,
and COMPLETED OPERATIONS
✔✔What amounts of insurance is a firm required to have? - ✔✔$100k for each incident
of bodily injury or property damage. S300k for all annual occurrences
✔✔What two things are required to become licensed? - ✔✔1. You must pass a written
exam.
2. You must be employed by a registered firm.
✔✔What 4 Standards & Codes may the Fire Commissioner adopt to create the rules? -
✔✔1. NFPA standards
2. Federal law or Regulatory standards
3. Standards published by a recognized national standards organization
4. Information provided by manufacturers
✔✔What 5 things can a Municipality or County NOT require of a license holder? - ✔✔I.
Demand they obtain a franchise
2. Demand fees or taxes
3. Post a Bond
4. Demand they maintain a business location in their municipality /county
5. Demand financial requirements on them
, ✔✔Who do the Texas Fire Rules NOT apply to? - ✔✔1. Anyone not involved with
planning , certifying, leasing, servicing, sales or maintenance of fire systems
2. Anyone who installs electrical wiring or devices for fire systems as 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
3. Anyone who installs systems on their own property
4. Anyone who does not charge for the device or its installation
5. 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
6. Any engineer acting in his professional capacity 7. Anyone who installs AT NO
CHARGE battery operated, single-station, residential equipment that is NFPA compliant
and installed by 'knowledgeable' installers.
8. An employee of a registered firm who is being supervised by a License holder.
9. Any building owner who installs and monitors on-site, at no cost to the resident, a
system that meets NFPA standards with equipment recognized by a testing laboratory.
10. 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 NFPA standards.
11. A licensed alarm technician who installs fire keypad panics
✔✔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.
