TFM 11 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ALREADY VERIFIED ANSWERS
(GRADED A+ WITH EXPERTS)
LATEST EDITION
1. Applicants for Fire Alarm Technician Licenses must - ANSWER Furnish
notification from NICET confirming the applicant's successful completion of
the examination requirements in work elements pertaining to fire alarm
systems, as determined by the State Fire Marshal
Successfully completed a technical qualifying examination to be conducted by
the State Fire Marshal's Office.
2. All vehicles regularly used in installation, service, maintenance, testing, or
certification activities must - ANSWER prominently display the company
name, telephone number and certificate number. Numbers and letters must
be at least one inch in height and permanently or magnetically attached to
each side of the vehicle.
3. The total change of a firm's ownership invalidates the current certificate. To
assure continuance of the business, a complete application for a new
certificate must be submitted to the State Fire Marshal at least ______ days
prior to such change - ANSWER 14 days
4. Any change of corporate officers must be reported in writing to the State
Fire Marshal within ______ days. This change does not require a revised
certificate. - ANSWER 14 days
,5. An adhesive label with the text "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE
STATE FIRE MARSHAL (for at least two years) SERVICE RECORD" is
what color - ANSWER White
6. After an installation or modification has been completed, an installation
label must be affixed - ANSWER to the inside of the control panel cover
7. On new installations pending completion - ANSWER installation labels
may not be used
8. True or False: Fire alarm plans, manuals, and documents shall be stored in a
dedicated cabinet adjacent to or inside of the fire alarm panels to which they
refer - ANSWER False
9. How many inspections shall be performed by the licensed firm in order to
assure proper installation techniques are followed by another person under
constant supervision - ANSWER 3
10.An installation certificate is required to be filled out after installation of a
single station smoke alarm by a licensee - ANSWER True except for a one
or two family residence
11.When an installation certificate form has been completed, at least how many
legible copies (including original) shall be distributed within 10 days after
completion of the installation? - ANSWER 3 - original at site, one retained
for life of system or 10 yrs by certifying company, one sent to local authority
having jurisdiction (AHJ).
,12.A person whose license has been expired for _____ who makes an
application for a new license must take and pass another examination -
ANSWER 2 yrs or longer
13.All required installation and service labels (Red, Yellow, Blue & White)
must be approximately _____ inches high and _____ inches wide -
ANSWER 3" x 3"
14.Installation labels for commercial fire alarm systems must include -
ANSWER the name and license number of the fire alarm planning
superintendent who planned the system
15.How many types of licenses can a Field Technician be issued from Texas
Commission on Fire Protection? - ANSWER 6 - FAL, AMT, RAS-SS,
RAS, RAL, APS
16.To plan, install, certify, inspect, test, service, monitor, or maintain single
station smoke or heat detection devices in single-family or two-family
residences requires at least a - ANSWER Residential Fire Alarm
Superintendent Single Station License (RAS-SS)
17.Texas corporations applying for a certificate of registration are not required
to submit - ANSWER a certificate of authority to do business in Texas from
the Texas Secretary of State
18.A licensed electrician may install smoke detectors without a fire alarm
license - ANSWER If the devices are installed in single family or multi-
family residence
if the devices installed are Single station Alarms
, if the devices installed do not transmit a signal off the premises
19.If you hold a valid Residential Fire Alarm Superintendent Single Station
License (RAS-SS) you may - ANSWER None of the above
20.If a system does not comply with applicable building code OR installation
standard (applicable meaning "in force at time of installation") - ANSWER
The owner or his representative must be notified in writing by the registered
firm
The registered firm must send a copy of this notice to the local authority having
jurisdiction (AHJ)
A completed yellow label must be attached to the outside of the control panel
cover
21.A red label may be removed only by - ANSWER the state fire marshal, or
his representative
by a licensed employee of a registered firm
a governmental agency with appropriate regulatory authority
22.If a system or any part thereof has a fault condition, at the time of service
performed a - ANSWER a completed red label must be attached to the
outside of the control panel cover
ALREADY VERIFIED ANSWERS
(GRADED A+ WITH EXPERTS)
LATEST EDITION
1. Applicants for Fire Alarm Technician Licenses must - ANSWER Furnish
notification from NICET confirming the applicant's successful completion of
the examination requirements in work elements pertaining to fire alarm
systems, as determined by the State Fire Marshal
Successfully completed a technical qualifying examination to be conducted by
the State Fire Marshal's Office.
2. All vehicles regularly used in installation, service, maintenance, testing, or
certification activities must - ANSWER prominently display the company
name, telephone number and certificate number. Numbers and letters must
be at least one inch in height and permanently or magnetically attached to
each side of the vehicle.
3. The total change of a firm's ownership invalidates the current certificate. To
assure continuance of the business, a complete application for a new
certificate must be submitted to the State Fire Marshal at least ______ days
prior to such change - ANSWER 14 days
4. Any change of corporate officers must be reported in writing to the State
Fire Marshal within ______ days. This change does not require a revised
certificate. - ANSWER 14 days
,5. An adhesive label with the text "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE
STATE FIRE MARSHAL (for at least two years) SERVICE RECORD" is
what color - ANSWER White
6. After an installation or modification has been completed, an installation
label must be affixed - ANSWER to the inside of the control panel cover
7. On new installations pending completion - ANSWER installation labels
may not be used
8. True or False: Fire alarm plans, manuals, and documents shall be stored in a
dedicated cabinet adjacent to or inside of the fire alarm panels to which they
refer - ANSWER False
9. How many inspections shall be performed by the licensed firm in order to
assure proper installation techniques are followed by another person under
constant supervision - ANSWER 3
10.An installation certificate is required to be filled out after installation of a
single station smoke alarm by a licensee - ANSWER True except for a one
or two family residence
11.When an installation certificate form has been completed, at least how many
legible copies (including original) shall be distributed within 10 days after
completion of the installation? - ANSWER 3 - original at site, one retained
for life of system or 10 yrs by certifying company, one sent to local authority
having jurisdiction (AHJ).
,12.A person whose license has been expired for _____ who makes an
application for a new license must take and pass another examination -
ANSWER 2 yrs or longer
13.All required installation and service labels (Red, Yellow, Blue & White)
must be approximately _____ inches high and _____ inches wide -
ANSWER 3" x 3"
14.Installation labels for commercial fire alarm systems must include -
ANSWER the name and license number of the fire alarm planning
superintendent who planned the system
15.How many types of licenses can a Field Technician be issued from Texas
Commission on Fire Protection? - ANSWER 6 - FAL, AMT, RAS-SS,
RAS, RAL, APS
16.To plan, install, certify, inspect, test, service, monitor, or maintain single
station smoke or heat detection devices in single-family or two-family
residences requires at least a - ANSWER Residential Fire Alarm
Superintendent Single Station License (RAS-SS)
17.Texas corporations applying for a certificate of registration are not required
to submit - ANSWER a certificate of authority to do business in Texas from
the Texas Secretary of State
18.A licensed electrician may install smoke detectors without a fire alarm
license - ANSWER If the devices are installed in single family or multi-
family residence
if the devices installed are Single station Alarms
, if the devices installed do not transmit a signal off the premises
19.If you hold a valid Residential Fire Alarm Superintendent Single Station
License (RAS-SS) you may - ANSWER None of the above
20.If a system does not comply with applicable building code OR installation
standard (applicable meaning "in force at time of installation") - ANSWER
The owner or his representative must be notified in writing by the registered
firm
The registered firm must send a copy of this notice to the local authority having
jurisdiction (AHJ)
A completed yellow label must be attached to the outside of the control panel
cover
21.A red label may be removed only by - ANSWER the state fire marshal, or
his representative
by a licensed employee of a registered firm
a governmental agency with appropriate regulatory authority
22.If a system or any part thereof has a fault condition, at the time of service
performed a - ANSWER a completed red label must be attached to the
outside of the control panel cover
