Texas Insurance Code Chapter 6002 Prep 2026–2027
– TFM11 Fire Alarm Statutes & Rules and TFM12
NFPA 72 Exam Guide
Fire alarm device - correct answers -any device capable, through audible or visible means, of warning
that fire or combustion has occurred or is occurring
Fire alarm planning superintendent - correct answers -a licensed individual designated by a registered
firm to:
(A) plan a fire alarm or detection system that conforms to applicable adopted National Fire Protection
Association standards or other adopted standards; and
(B) certify that each fire alarm or detection system as planned meets the standards as provided by law.
Fire alarm technician - correct answers -a licensed individual designated by a registered firm to:
(A) inspect and certify that each fire alarm or detection system as installed meets the standards
provided by 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 - correct answers -any arrangement of materials, the sole function of which is to
indicate the existence of fire, smoke, or combustion in its incipient stages
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,Individual - correct answers -a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer, employee,
occupant, or other individual.
Installation - correct answers -(A) the initial placement of equipment; or
(B) the extension, modification, or alteration of equipment already in place.
Insurance agent - correct answers -(A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under:
(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 - correct answers -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 - correct answers -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 - correct answers -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 more individuals with a
joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Registered firm - correct answers -an individual or organization that holds a registration certificate.
Residential fire alarm superintendent - correct answers -A) plan a residential single-family or two-family
fire alarm or detection system that conforms to applicable adopted National Fire Protection Association
standards or other adopted standards; and
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, (B) certify that each fire alarm or detection system as planned meets the standards as provided by law
Residential fire alarm technician - correct answers -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 - correct answers -means 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 - correct answers -means inspection, maintenance, repair, or testing of a fire
alarm device or a fire detection device.
PURPOSE - correct answers -The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard lives and property by:
(1) regulating the planning, certifying, leasing, selling, servicing, installing, monitoring, and maintaining
of fire detection and fire alarm devices and systems; and
(2) except as provided by rules adopted under Section 6002.051 or 6002.052, prohibiting fire detection
and fire alarm devices, equipment, and systems not labeled or listed by a nationally recognized testing
laboratory.
How long must a service label stay in place? - correct answers -Two years. An agent of the Fire marshall
may remove it at any time.
Why 'type' shall plenum cable be? What substitutions are allowed? - correct answers -Power Limited
Fire Alarm Plenum (FPLP) CMP can be substituted
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– TFM11 Fire Alarm Statutes & Rules and TFM12
NFPA 72 Exam Guide
Fire alarm device - correct answers -any device capable, through audible or visible means, of warning
that fire or combustion has occurred or is occurring
Fire alarm planning superintendent - correct answers -a licensed individual designated by a registered
firm to:
(A) plan a fire alarm or detection system that conforms to applicable adopted National Fire Protection
Association standards or other adopted standards; and
(B) certify that each fire alarm or detection system as planned meets the standards as provided by law.
Fire alarm technician - correct answers -a licensed individual designated by a registered firm to:
(A) inspect and certify that each fire alarm or detection system as installed meets the standards
provided by 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 - correct answers -any arrangement of materials, the sole function of which is to
indicate the existence of fire, smoke, or combustion in its incipient stages
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,Individual - correct answers -a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer, employee,
occupant, or other individual.
Installation - correct answers -(A) the initial placement of equipment; or
(B) the extension, modification, or alteration of equipment already in place.
Insurance agent - correct answers -(A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under:
(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 - correct answers -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 - correct answers -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 - correct answers -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 more individuals with a
joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Registered firm - correct answers -an individual or organization that holds a registration certificate.
Residential fire alarm superintendent - correct answers -A) plan a residential single-family or two-family
fire alarm or detection system that conforms to applicable adopted National Fire Protection Association
standards or other adopted standards; and
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, (B) certify that each fire alarm or detection system as planned meets the standards as provided by law
Residential fire alarm technician - correct answers -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 - correct answers -means 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 - correct answers -means inspection, maintenance, repair, or testing of a fire
alarm device or a fire detection device.
PURPOSE - correct answers -The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard lives and property by:
(1) regulating the planning, certifying, leasing, selling, servicing, installing, monitoring, and maintaining
of fire detection and fire alarm devices and systems; and
(2) except as provided by rules adopted under Section 6002.051 or 6002.052, prohibiting fire detection
and fire alarm devices, equipment, and systems not labeled or listed by a nationally recognized testing
laboratory.
How long must a service label stay in place? - correct answers -Two years. An agent of the Fire marshall
may remove it at any time.
Why 'type' shall plenum cable be? What substitutions are allowed? - correct answers -Power Limited
Fire Alarm Plenum (FPLP) CMP can be substituted
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