Texas Fire Alarm Licensing and Regulations, Exams of Safety and Fire Engineering

Download Texas Fire Alarm Licensing and Regulations and more Exams Safety and Fire Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! 1 TFM 11 Perfect Exam Questions with Correct Answers 2025 Updates 1.What is the purpose of the Texas Fire Rules: 1. To regulate the planning, selling, servicing, monitoring and maintenance of fire devices and systems. 2.To prohibit the use of unrecognized devices. 2.What does NFPA stand for?: National Fire Protection Association 3.Name a Recognized National Standards Organization?: The National Fire Protection Association 4.What is a Fire Alarm Device?: Any device capable of warning, audibly or visually, that a fire has occured. 5.What is a Fire Detection Device?: Any device capable of detecting that fire or smoke is present. 6.What 5 things can a municipality or county demand in addition to the Fire Alarm Rules?: 1. They can mandate that a system must be installed if they feel it s needed. 2.They can require standards that are higher than law. 3.They can require regular inspections 4.They can require a permit to be obtained for the alarm. 5.They can require, that the monitored property be contacted before a dispatch is sent out. 7.What Insurance is a firm required to have?: General Liability, with PRODUCTS, and COMPLETED OPERATIONS 8.What amounts of insurance is a firm required to have?: 100K for each 2 incident of bodily injury or property damage 300k for all annual occurrences. 9.What two things are required to become licensed?: 1. You must past a written exam 2. You must be employed by a registered firm 10. What 4 standards & codes may the fire commissioner adopt to create the rules?: 1. NFPA Standards 2.Federal law or regulatory standards 3.Standards published by a recognized national standards organization 4.Information provided by manufacturers 11. What 5 things can a municipality or county NOT require of a license holder?: 1. Demand they obtain a franchise 2.Demand fees or taxes 3.Post a bond 4.Demand they maintain a business location in their municipality/county 5.Demand financial requirements 12.Who do the Texas Fire Rules not apply to?: -Anyone not involved in the planning leasing, servicing, sales or maintenance of fire systems. -Anyone who installs electrical wiring or devices so long as: the work was supervised by a licensed employee of a registered firm, OR if the registered firm assumes ALL responsibility for the system. -Anyone who installs on their own property. 5 licensed to do so 24.If you submit your renewal application and it is not complete, what hap- pens?: You are granted 30 days to complete the application. Beyond that, you can be charged late fees. 25.When no longer employed by a registered firm, can you renew your li- cense?: Yes, but you may not engage in License activity until you are employed by a registered firm again. 26.Must you be employed by a registered firm to have a license issued?: Yes. 27.Can non-laboratory certified equipment ever be used?: Yes, so long as it complied with the law at the time of the installation, and has not been modified. Example: An old alarm in an old building. 28.What three things should a firm do to train and supervised and employee who is exempt from the rules?: -Ensure that each install complies with N.F.P.A standards. -Ensure that each device is laboratory certified. -Ensure that the individual is knowledgeable in fire protection and placement of detectors. 29.What three practices concerning the fire licensing are prohibited by law?- 6 : -Planning, certifying, selling, installing, monitoring and maintaining fire systems without a license -Attempting to obtain a license fraudulently -Violating ANY of the Texas fire rules 30.What happens if the rules are violated?: After notice and a hearing, the state fire Marshall may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license. 31.If a license is revoked how long must a person wait to re-apply?: You must wait at least one year after the date the license was revoked. You must also request a public hearing to show why your new license should not be denied. 32.Which three actions constitute a criminal offense?: -Planning, installing or monitoring systems without a license. -Running a separate branch without its own certificate. -Running a firm without at least one employee who is a Technician, Superintendent or Planning Superintendent. 33.What type of criminal offense is committed?: Class B misdemeanor. 34.What is monitoring equipment?: Equipment used to transmit and receive Fire Trouble, Supervisory and Alarm Signals to and from a firm registered to monitor such signals 35.What does N.I.C.E.T stand for?: National Institute for Certification and Engi- neering Technologies 7 36.What is an approved testing laboratory?: An organization that lists all the equipment that complies with the state fire rules. 37.What is an approved testing organization?: An organization that tests appli- cants, such as N.I.C.E.T 38.What are the rules governing a firm's Certificate of Registration?: -A spe- cific location must be maintained by the firm and listed on the certificate. -The certificate must be posted CONSPICUOUSLY at the business location. 39.What would invalidate a firm's certificate?: A total change of a firm's owner- ship. 40.What causes a firms certificate to be revised?: A change in business name, location or mailing address. 41.What business change must the Marshall be notified of, but does not require a revised certificate?: A change in corporate officers. 10 does not need to be brought up to code 55.What color is a installation label?: White 56.When is an installation certificate completed?: AFTER installation, modifica- tion or addition to a fire system. 57. If a system has a red label attached after the fixing the conditions a label should be attached certifying that the corrections were made.- : Service 58.Where must 3 copies of the installation certificate be distributed?: - Original stays on site -One copy retained for life of a system or ten years by the fire Marshall's office -One copy sent within ten days to the local authority having jurisdiction 59.When must the three installation inspections be performed?: -1- At the completion of the device back box but prior to #2 - 2- At the completion of the device cable installation but prior to #3 - 3- At the completion of the device installation but prior to activation 60.What is the purpose of fire alarm plans and record drawings tag?: To certify that the plan or finished drawing of a fire system meets all codes and standards 61.What five things should it say on the installation label?: -DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE TEXAS FIRE MARSHALL 11 -INSTALLATION RECORD -The firms name address telephone and registration number -Installation date and licensee signature and license number -The name of whoever planned the system 12 62.What five things should it say on the RESIDENTIAL installation label?: - DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE TEXAS FIRE MARSHALL -INSTALLATION RECORD -The firm's name address telephone and registration number -Installation date and licensee signature and license number -An inscription certifying the install meets code 63.When and where must the installation labels be placed?: Inside the control panel cover or in a permanent location 64.When must a service label be used?: After any service that has corrected and issue that was noted on a yellow or red label 65.What does the licensee signature on a service label mean?: The signature of the license on the service label certifies that the service performed complies with requirements. 66.How long must a service label stay in place?: Two years. An agent of the Fire Marshall may remove it at any time. 67.If a system is resulting in a fault condition a label should be placed with black lettering on the outside of the control panel or in a permanent location.: Red 68.If after any service, inspection or test, a system does NOT comply with applicable codes and standards at the time of install a label should be placed with black lettering on the outside of the control panel or in a permanent location.: Yellow Label 15 -The firms name, address, telephone and registration number 16 -Date label was attached and licensee signature and license number -A list of conditions resulting in the red label 79.Registered firms that deal only with station devices do not need for separate locations.: Single; Branch office registration certificates 80. A fire alarm tech can perform/supervise . A fire alarm planning superintendent (APS) can act as or . A residential fire alarm superintendent (RAS) may act as : Mon- itoring; Fire Alarm tech or residential Fire Alarm superintendent; Fire Alarm tech 81.What color, height and width are installation tags?: White with black lettering; 3in H and 3 in W 82.What color, height and width are inspection tags?: Blue with black lettering; 3in H and 3in W