TFM11 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
2025-2026
What do the 'Texas Fire Rules' purport to do? -A. To provide regulation for planning,
selling, installing, servicing, monitoring and maintenance of fire devices and systems
B. To prohibit the use of non-recognized devices
What does NFPA stand for? - Answer National Fire Protection Association
Name one Recognized National Standards Organization? - Answer NPFA
What is a "Fire Alarm Device"? - Answer Any device that is capable of warning, audibly
or visually, that a fire has occurred
What is a Fire Detection Device? - Answer Any device that can detect that fire or smoke
is present
Which of the following can a municipality or county NOT require in conjunction with the
Fire Alarm Rules? - Answer They can require qualification and financial responsibility,
as well as the registration certificate
What type Insurance policy must a company have? - Answer General Liability
What levels of insurance does a company need to have? - Answer
$100k/incident-$300k/annual
What does one need to do to be licensed? - Answer A. You must pass a written exam.
B. You must be employed by a registered firm.
, Which of the following may the Fire Commissioner NOT adopt to create the rules? -
Answer Standards published by a registered firm
Under which circumstance below would the Texas Fire Rules apply? - Answer A
company that sells alarm systems at the customer premises, but does not install or
maintain the equipment
A 'fire detection device' is any device capable, through audible or visible means, of
warning that fire or combustion has occurred or is occurring. T/F? - Answer False
Under which of the following circumstances are the Texas Fire Rules relevant to a
Certified Electrician? - Answer A smoke detector is being installed by a Certified
Electrician
The State Fire Marshall shall notify examinees of their results within - Answer No more
than 30 days after the exam, the results shall be mailed
A certificate or pocket card that is defaced or damaged is considered - Answer Invalid
For how many years is a Certificate of License renewal valid? - Answer 2
At what time should the Fire Marshall notify a license holder that their license is near its
expiration? - Answer 30 days prior to expiration
How does a person with an UNEXPIRED license obtain renewal? - Answer A. Pay the
renewal fee before the expiration date
How does an individual obtain reinstatement of a license that has been expired for less
than 90 days? Pay the reinstatement fee PLUS a fee not to exceed one fourth (25%) the
original fee paid to obtain the license
2025-2026
What do the 'Texas Fire Rules' purport to do? -A. To provide regulation for planning,
selling, installing, servicing, monitoring and maintenance of fire devices and systems
B. To prohibit the use of non-recognized devices
What does NFPA stand for? - Answer National Fire Protection Association
Name one Recognized National Standards Organization? - Answer NPFA
What is a "Fire Alarm Device"? - Answer Any device that is capable of warning, audibly
or visually, that a fire has occurred
What is a Fire Detection Device? - Answer Any device that can detect that fire or smoke
is present
Which of the following can a municipality or county NOT require in conjunction with the
Fire Alarm Rules? - Answer They can require qualification and financial responsibility,
as well as the registration certificate
What type Insurance policy must a company have? - Answer General Liability
What levels of insurance does a company need to have? - Answer
$100k/incident-$300k/annual
What does one need to do to be licensed? - Answer A. You must pass a written exam.
B. You must be employed by a registered firm.
, Which of the following may the Fire Commissioner NOT adopt to create the rules? -
Answer Standards published by a registered firm
Under which circumstance below would the Texas Fire Rules apply? - Answer A
company that sells alarm systems at the customer premises, but does not install or
maintain the equipment
A 'fire detection device' is any device capable, through audible or visible means, of
warning that fire or combustion has occurred or is occurring. T/F? - Answer False
Under which of the following circumstances are the Texas Fire Rules relevant to a
Certified Electrician? - Answer A smoke detector is being installed by a Certified
Electrician
The State Fire Marshall shall notify examinees of their results within - Answer No more
than 30 days after the exam, the results shall be mailed
A certificate or pocket card that is defaced or damaged is considered - Answer Invalid
For how many years is a Certificate of License renewal valid? - Answer 2
At what time should the Fire Marshall notify a license holder that their license is near its
expiration? - Answer 30 days prior to expiration
How does a person with an UNEXPIRED license obtain renewal? - Answer A. Pay the
renewal fee before the expiration date
How does an individual obtain reinstatement of a license that has been expired for less
than 90 days? Pay the reinstatement fee PLUS a fee not to exceed one fourth (25%) the
original fee paid to obtain the license
