Texas Insurance Code Chapter 6002 Prep for Fire
Alarm Statute and Rules TFM11 and TFM12 NFPA 72
Exam
Fire alarm device - Answer any device capable, through audible or visible means, of
warning that fire or combustion has occurred or is occurring
Fire alarm planning superintendent - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer any arrangement of materials, the sole function of which is
to indicate the existence of fire, smoke, or combustion in its incipient stages
Individual - Answer a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer, employee,
occupant, or other individual.
Installation - Answer (A) the initial placement of equipment; or
(B) the extension, modification, or alteration of equipment already in place.
Insurance agent - Answer (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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer an individual or organization that holds a registration certificate.
Residential fire alarm superintendent - Answer 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
(B) certify that each fire alarm or detection system as planned meets the standards as
provided by law
Residential fire alarm technician - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer means inspection, maintenance, repair, or testing of a fire
alarm device or a fire detection device.
PURPOSE - Answer 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? - Answer Two years. An agent of the Fire
marshall may remove it at any time.
Why 'type' shall plenum cable be? What substitutions are allowed? - Answer Power
Limited Fire Alarm Plenum (FPLP) CMP can be substituted
What does AWG stand for? - Answer American Wire gauge
So long as a single open, ground or short circuit conditioned do not affect the operation
of equipment, what is not needed? - Answer Monitoring for integrity. Such conditions
must not prevent alarm, trouble or supervisory signals being sent.
How does a person obtain renewal of a license that has been expired for LESS than 90
days? - Answer 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
What insurance is a company or firm required to have? - Answer general liability
insurance with 'Products' and 'completed operations coverage
$100k for each incident of bodily injury or property damage
$300K for all annual occurrences
Alarm Statute and Rules TFM11 and TFM12 NFPA 72
Exam
Fire alarm device - Answer any device capable, through audible or visible means, of
warning that fire or combustion has occurred or is occurring
Fire alarm planning superintendent - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer any arrangement of materials, the sole function of which is
to indicate the existence of fire, smoke, or combustion in its incipient stages
Individual - Answer a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer, employee,
occupant, or other individual.
Installation - Answer (A) the initial placement of equipment; or
(B) the extension, modification, or alteration of equipment already in place.
Insurance agent - Answer (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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer an individual or organization that holds a registration certificate.
Residential fire alarm superintendent - Answer 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
(B) certify that each fire alarm or detection system as planned meets the standards as
provided by law
Residential fire alarm technician - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer means inspection, maintenance, repair, or testing of a fire
alarm device or a fire detection device.
PURPOSE - Answer 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? - Answer Two years. An agent of the Fire
marshall may remove it at any time.
Why 'type' shall plenum cable be? What substitutions are allowed? - Answer Power
Limited Fire Alarm Plenum (FPLP) CMP can be substituted
What does AWG stand for? - Answer American Wire gauge
So long as a single open, ground or short circuit conditioned do not affect the operation
of equipment, what is not needed? - Answer Monitoring for integrity. Such conditions
must not prevent alarm, trouble or supervisory signals being sent.
How does a person obtain renewal of a license that has been expired for LESS than 90
days? - Answer 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
What insurance is a company or firm required to have? - Answer general liability
insurance with 'Products' and 'completed operations coverage
$100k for each incident of bodily injury or property damage
$300K for all annual occurrences
