TFM11 COMPLETE STUDY MATERIAL
QUESTIONS AND SOLVED ANSWERS
●● What does NFPA stand for and who are they?
Answer: National Fire Protection Association - a nationally recognized
standards-making organization
●● What is a "Fire Alarm Device"?
Answer: Any device capable of warning, audibly or visually, that a fire
or combustion has occurred or is occurring.
●● What is a "Fire Detection Device"?
Answer: Any arrangement of materials, the sole function
of which is to indicate the existence of fire, smoke, or combustion in its
incipient stages.
●● A municipality or county _________ enact an ordinance or rule
inconsistent with, or adopted under, Chapter 6002 of the Texas Insurance
Code.
Answer: may not
●● What type of Insurance policy is a firm required to have?
Answer: General Liability
,●● What amounts of insurance is a firm required to have?
Answer: $100k/incident-$300k/annual
●● What two things are required to become licensed?
Answer: A. You must pass a written exam.
B. You must be employed by a registered firm.
●● The commissioner _________ adopt rules as necessary to administer
Chapter 6002 of the Texas Insurance Code, including rules the
commissioner considers necessary to administer this chapter through the
state fire marshal.
Answer: may
●● (T/F) An individual or organization that sells fire detection or fire
alarm devices exclusively over-the-counter or by mail order and does not
plan, certify, install, service, or maintain the devices is not regulated by
Chapter 6002 of the Texas Insurance Code.
Answer: True
●● In which situation do the 'Fire Alarm Rules' apply to a Certified
Electrician?
Answer: If they install a smoke detector that is connected to a control
panel and it transmits a signal off the premises.
, ●● How long does the State Fire Marshall have to inform examinees of
their results?
Answer: No more than 30 days after the exam.
●● The alteration of certificates, licenses, or approvals renders them
_______________________.
Answer: invalid and is the basis for administrative action pursuant to the
Insurance Code §6002.302.
●● How many years is a Certificate or License renewal valid for?
Answer: 2
●● When must the Fire Marshall notify a certificate or license holder
that it is about to expire?
Answer: At least 30 days prior to the expiration date.
●● How does a person with an unexpired certificate or license obtain
renewal?
Answer: Pay the renewal fee before the expiration date
●● How does a person obtain renewal of a certificate or license that has
been expired for 90 days or less?
QUESTIONS AND SOLVED ANSWERS
●● What does NFPA stand for and who are they?
Answer: National Fire Protection Association - a nationally recognized
standards-making organization
●● What is a "Fire Alarm Device"?
Answer: Any device capable of warning, audibly or visually, that a fire
or combustion has occurred or is occurring.
●● What is a "Fire Detection Device"?
Answer: Any arrangement of materials, the sole function
of which is to indicate the existence of fire, smoke, or combustion in its
incipient stages.
●● A municipality or county _________ enact an ordinance or rule
inconsistent with, or adopted under, Chapter 6002 of the Texas Insurance
Code.
Answer: may not
●● What type of Insurance policy is a firm required to have?
Answer: General Liability
,●● What amounts of insurance is a firm required to have?
Answer: $100k/incident-$300k/annual
●● What two things are required to become licensed?
Answer: A. You must pass a written exam.
B. You must be employed by a registered firm.
●● The commissioner _________ adopt rules as necessary to administer
Chapter 6002 of the Texas Insurance Code, including rules the
commissioner considers necessary to administer this chapter through the
state fire marshal.
Answer: may
●● (T/F) An individual or organization that sells fire detection or fire
alarm devices exclusively over-the-counter or by mail order and does not
plan, certify, install, service, or maintain the devices is not regulated by
Chapter 6002 of the Texas Insurance Code.
Answer: True
●● In which situation do the 'Fire Alarm Rules' apply to a Certified
Electrician?
Answer: If they install a smoke detector that is connected to a control
panel and it transmits a signal off the premises.
, ●● How long does the State Fire Marshall have to inform examinees of
their results?
Answer: No more than 30 days after the exam.
●● The alteration of certificates, licenses, or approvals renders them
_______________________.
Answer: invalid and is the basis for administrative action pursuant to the
Insurance Code §6002.302.
●● How many years is a Certificate or License renewal valid for?
Answer: 2
●● When must the Fire Marshall notify a certificate or license holder
that it is about to expire?
Answer: At least 30 days prior to the expiration date.
●● How does a person with an unexpired certificate or license obtain
renewal?
Answer: Pay the renewal fee before the expiration date
●● How does a person obtain renewal of a certificate or license that has
been expired for 90 days or less?
