TFM 11 LATEST 2026 EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE 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 is occurring? - ✔✔False
✔✔In what situations do the Texas Fire Rules not apply to certified Electricians? - ✔✔-
Certified electricians who install single station residential equipment
-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 the examiners of their results? -
✔✔-No more than 30 days, results are mailed
✔✔If a certificate or pocket card is defaced, it becomes _______ ? - ✔✔[ invalid ]
✔✔how long is a certificate of license renewal Valid for? - ✔✔2 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 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]
✔✔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.
✔✔How do you renew a license expired for two years or more? - ✔✔You cannot renew,
you must take the test again
✔✔Can a fire fighter 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.
✔✔When 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 registered 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 the installation, and has not been modified.
Example:
An old alarm in an old building.
✔✔What three things should a firm do to train and supervised and employee who is
exempt from the rules? - ✔✔-Ensure that each install complies with N.F.P.A standards.
-Ensure that each device is laboratory certified.
-Ensure that the individual is knowledgeable in fire protection and placement of
detectors.
ANSWERS SURE 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 is occurring? - ✔✔False
✔✔In what situations do the Texas Fire Rules not apply to certified Electricians? - ✔✔-
Certified electricians who install single station residential equipment
-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 the examiners of their results? -
✔✔-No more than 30 days, results are mailed
✔✔If a certificate or pocket card is defaced, it becomes _______ ? - ✔✔[ invalid ]
✔✔how long is a certificate of license renewal Valid for? - ✔✔2 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 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]
✔✔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.
✔✔How do you renew a license expired for two years or more? - ✔✔You cannot renew,
you must take the test again
✔✔Can a fire fighter 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.
✔✔When 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 registered 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 the installation, and has not been modified.
Example:
An old alarm in an old building.
✔✔What three things should a firm do to train and supervised and employee who is
exempt from the rules? - ✔✔-Ensure that each install complies with N.F.P.A standards.
-Ensure that each device is laboratory certified.
-Ensure that the individual is knowledgeable in fire protection and placement of
detectors.
