TEXAS EXT TYPE B TFM02 EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ 4 inches. Answer: extinguishers must be installed at least _____ from
the ground
⩥ Obstacle Type Fires. Answer: may take place in flammable liquid
storage caninets, dip tank process areas, etc.
⩥ Must Be Weighed. Answer: To make sure the pressure gauges of CO2
extinguisher are showing adequate pressure, what must you do?
⩥ 5 yrs. Answer: Wetting agent portable extinguishers must be
hydrostatic tested every _____
⩥ After recharge. Answer: leak tests on stored pressure extinguishers
must be performed
⩥ cannot. Answer: how do u convert fire extinguishers from 1 type to
another?
,⩥ any remaining dry chemical in a discharged extinguisher. Answer:
may be reused only if checked for proper type, contamination, and
condition. closed recovery system needs to be used!
⩥ New extinguishers needing charge in the field. Answer: do not need to
have any verification of service collar installed
⩥ you cannot. Answer: how do u have an extinguisher converted to use a
different type of extinguishing agent
⩥ annually. Answer: the gauge used to set the regulated source of
pressure needs to be calibrated
⩥ annually. Answer: pump tank calcium chloride based antifreeze
typesof extinguishers need to be recharged
⩥ 75 ft.. Answer: OSHA specified max distance to extinguisher for
Class D
⩥ weighing. Answer: when you recharge, the amount of recharge agent
to use should be verified by
⩥ Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF). Answer: these types of
extinguishers must have hydrostatic testing every 5 yrs
,⩥ annually. Answer: The wetting agent in stored pressure wetting agent
extinguishers must be replaced
⩥ 3 yrs. Answer: The premixed agent in liquid charge-type AFFF and
FFFP extinguishers must be replaced every
⩥ cylinder-operated extinguishers. Answer: do not need to have any
verification of service collar installed
⩥ False. Answer: you are free to mixmultipurpose dry chemicals w/
alkaline based dry chemicals
⩥ must be avoided. Answer: subsurface injection of wet chemical
extinguishing agents into hot cooking media
⩥ False. Answer: You should NEVER place extinguishers in cabinets or
wall recesses.
⩥ 5 yrs. Answer: how often must CO2 portable extinguishers go through
hydrostatic testing?
⩥ Special Hazards. Answer: Pressurized gas fires and pressurized
flammable liquids.
, ⩥ Type B, Special Hazards. Answer: Type ___ extinguishers w/ agents
other than dry chemicals are not very effective on ______
⩥ Do not attempt. Answer: How do you filed adjust regulators that are
utilized on wheeled fire extinguishers?
⩥ False. Answer: You do not need to keep permanent file record for each
extinguisher unless it has been in use for over 1 1/2 yrs
⩥ Permanant File Record. Answer: needed for each extinguisher
including: maintenance date, name, and agency performing
maintenance.
⩥ Dry Nitrogen. Answer: used as an expellant gas for stored-pressure
fire extinguishers
⩥ is not recommended. Answer: connecting the fire extinguisher to the
high pressure source for direct charging
⩥ False. Answer: the problem with halon agent is that it leaves a lot of
residue after use.
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ 4 inches. Answer: extinguishers must be installed at least _____ from
the ground
⩥ Obstacle Type Fires. Answer: may take place in flammable liquid
storage caninets, dip tank process areas, etc.
⩥ Must Be Weighed. Answer: To make sure the pressure gauges of CO2
extinguisher are showing adequate pressure, what must you do?
⩥ 5 yrs. Answer: Wetting agent portable extinguishers must be
hydrostatic tested every _____
⩥ After recharge. Answer: leak tests on stored pressure extinguishers
must be performed
⩥ cannot. Answer: how do u convert fire extinguishers from 1 type to
another?
,⩥ any remaining dry chemical in a discharged extinguisher. Answer:
may be reused only if checked for proper type, contamination, and
condition. closed recovery system needs to be used!
⩥ New extinguishers needing charge in the field. Answer: do not need to
have any verification of service collar installed
⩥ you cannot. Answer: how do u have an extinguisher converted to use a
different type of extinguishing agent
⩥ annually. Answer: the gauge used to set the regulated source of
pressure needs to be calibrated
⩥ annually. Answer: pump tank calcium chloride based antifreeze
typesof extinguishers need to be recharged
⩥ 75 ft.. Answer: OSHA specified max distance to extinguisher for
Class D
⩥ weighing. Answer: when you recharge, the amount of recharge agent
to use should be verified by
⩥ Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF). Answer: these types of
extinguishers must have hydrostatic testing every 5 yrs
,⩥ annually. Answer: The wetting agent in stored pressure wetting agent
extinguishers must be replaced
⩥ 3 yrs. Answer: The premixed agent in liquid charge-type AFFF and
FFFP extinguishers must be replaced every
⩥ cylinder-operated extinguishers. Answer: do not need to have any
verification of service collar installed
⩥ False. Answer: you are free to mixmultipurpose dry chemicals w/
alkaline based dry chemicals
⩥ must be avoided. Answer: subsurface injection of wet chemical
extinguishing agents into hot cooking media
⩥ False. Answer: You should NEVER place extinguishers in cabinets or
wall recesses.
⩥ 5 yrs. Answer: how often must CO2 portable extinguishers go through
hydrostatic testing?
⩥ Special Hazards. Answer: Pressurized gas fires and pressurized
flammable liquids.
, ⩥ Type B, Special Hazards. Answer: Type ___ extinguishers w/ agents
other than dry chemicals are not very effective on ______
⩥ Do not attempt. Answer: How do you filed adjust regulators that are
utilized on wheeled fire extinguishers?
⩥ False. Answer: You do not need to keep permanent file record for each
extinguisher unless it has been in use for over 1 1/2 yrs
⩥ Permanant File Record. Answer: needed for each extinguisher
including: maintenance date, name, and agency performing
maintenance.
⩥ Dry Nitrogen. Answer: used as an expellant gas for stored-pressure
fire extinguishers
⩥ is not recommended. Answer: connecting the fire extinguisher to the
high pressure source for direct charging
⩥ False. Answer: the problem with halon agent is that it leaves a lot of
residue after use.
