TFM08 LATEST 2026 MAIN FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔General - ✔✔This certificate permits a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to
conduct the planning, sales, installation, maintenance, or servicing of any fire protection
sprinkler system or any part of such a system.
✔✔Dwelling - ✔✔This certificate permits the fire protection sprinkler system contractor
to conduct the planning, sales, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a one- or two-
family dwelling fire protection sprinkler system or any part of such a system.
✔✔Underground Fire Main - ✔✔This certificate permits a fire protection sprinkler
system contractor to conduct the sales, installation, maintenance, or servicing, but not
the planning, of an assembly of underground piping or conduits that conveys water with
or without other agents, used as an integral part of any type of fire protection sprinkler
system.
✔✔Section 34.711 Responsible Managing Employee (RME) License - ✔✔(a) Required.
Each person designated as a responsible managing employee by a registered firm must
have a license issued by the state fire marshal. (b) Pocket License. An RME must carry
a pocket license for identification while engaged in the activities of an RME. (c)
Duplicate License. An RME must obtain a duplicate license from the state fire marshal
to replace a lost or destroyed license. The license holder must submit written notification
of the loss or destruction without delay, accompanied by the required fee. (d) Revised
Licenses. The change of licensee's employer, home address, or mailing address
requires a revised license. The license holder must submit written notification of the
necessary change within 14 days of the change accompanied by the required fee. (e)
Restrictions. (1) A licensee must not engage in any act of the business unless employed
by a registered firm and holding an unexpired license. (2) A registered firm must notify
the state fire marshal within 14 days after termination of employment of an RME. (3) A
license is neither temporarily nor permanently transferable from one person to another.
✔✔RME-General - ✔✔A license issued to an individual who is designated by a
registered firm to ensure that any fire protection sprinkler system, as planned, installed,
maintained, or serviced, meets the standards provided by law.
✔✔RME-Dwelling - ✔✔A license issued to an individual who is designated by a
registered firm to ensure that the fire protection sprinkler system for a one- and two
family dwelling, as planned, installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the standards
provided by law.
✔✔RME-Underground Fire Main - ✔✔A license issued to an individual who is
designated by a registered firm to ensure that the underground fire main for a fire
protection sprinkler system, as installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the standards
provided by law.
, ✔✔RME-General Inspector - ✔✔A license issued to an individual who is designated by
a registered firm to perform the inspection, test, and maintenance service for a fire
protection sprinkler system according to the standards adopted in this subchapter.
✔✔Section 34.712 Alteration of Certificates or Licenses - ✔✔Alteration of certificates or
licenses renders them invalid and is the basis of administrative action pursuant to
Insurance Code §6003.251.
✔✔Section 34.713 - ✔✔Applications
✔✔Certificates of registration - ✔✔(1) Applications for certificates must be submitted on
forms provided by the state fire marshal and must be accompanied by all other
information required by Insurance Code Chapter 6003 and this subchapter. An
application will not be deemed complete until all required forms and documents have
been received in the State Fire Marshal's Office. (2) Applications must be signed by the
sole proprietor, by each partner of a partnership, or by an officer of a corporation. For
corporations, the application must be accompanied by the corporate charter of a Texas
corporation or, in the case of a foreign corporation, a copy of the Texas certificate of
authority to do business. For applicants using an assumed name, the application must
also be accompanied by evidence of compliance with [the Assumed Business or
Professional Name Act,] Business and Commerce Code Chapter 71, Assumed
Business or Professional Name Act. The application must also include written
authorization by the applicant that permits the state fire marshal or the state fire
marshal's representative to enter, examine, and inspect any premises, building, room,
or establishment used by the applicant while engaged in the business so the state fire
marshal can [to] determine whether the applicant is in compliance with the provisions of
Insurance Code Chapter 6003 and this subchapter. (3) For corporations, the application
must also include the corporate taxpayer identification number, the charter number, and
a copy of the corporation's current franchise tax certificate from the State Comptroller's
Office that shows the corporation is in active status [certificate of good standing issued
by the state comptroller]. (4) An applicant must not designate as its full-time responsible
managing employee (RME) a person who is the designated full-time RME of another
registered firm. (
✔✔Insurance required - ✔✔(A) The state fire marshal must not issue a certificate of
registration under this subchapter unless the applicant files with the state fire marshal's
office a proof of liability insurance. The insurance must include products and completed
operations coverage. (B) Each registered firm must maintain in force and on file in the
State Fire Marshall's Office the certificate of insurance identifying the insured and the
exact nature of the business insured. In identifying the named insured, the certificate of
insurance must include either an assumed name or the name of the corporation;
partners, if any; or sole proprietor, as applicable. Failure to do so will be cause for
administrative action. (C) Evidence of public liability insurance, as required by Insurance
Code §6003.152 [§6001.152], must be in the form of a certificate of insurance executed
by an insurer authorized to do business in this state, or a certificate of insurance for
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔General - ✔✔This certificate permits a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to
conduct the planning, sales, installation, maintenance, or servicing of any fire protection
sprinkler system or any part of such a system.
✔✔Dwelling - ✔✔This certificate permits the fire protection sprinkler system contractor
to conduct the planning, sales, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a one- or two-
family dwelling fire protection sprinkler system or any part of such a system.
✔✔Underground Fire Main - ✔✔This certificate permits a fire protection sprinkler
system contractor to conduct the sales, installation, maintenance, or servicing, but not
the planning, of an assembly of underground piping or conduits that conveys water with
or without other agents, used as an integral part of any type of fire protection sprinkler
system.
✔✔Section 34.711 Responsible Managing Employee (RME) License - ✔✔(a) Required.
Each person designated as a responsible managing employee by a registered firm must
have a license issued by the state fire marshal. (b) Pocket License. An RME must carry
a pocket license for identification while engaged in the activities of an RME. (c)
Duplicate License. An RME must obtain a duplicate license from the state fire marshal
to replace a lost or destroyed license. The license holder must submit written notification
of the loss or destruction without delay, accompanied by the required fee. (d) Revised
Licenses. The change of licensee's employer, home address, or mailing address
requires a revised license. The license holder must submit written notification of the
necessary change within 14 days of the change accompanied by the required fee. (e)
Restrictions. (1) A licensee must not engage in any act of the business unless employed
by a registered firm and holding an unexpired license. (2) A registered firm must notify
the state fire marshal within 14 days after termination of employment of an RME. (3) A
license is neither temporarily nor permanently transferable from one person to another.
✔✔RME-General - ✔✔A license issued to an individual who is designated by a
registered firm to ensure that any fire protection sprinkler system, as planned, installed,
maintained, or serviced, meets the standards provided by law.
✔✔RME-Dwelling - ✔✔A license issued to an individual who is designated by a
registered firm to ensure that the fire protection sprinkler system for a one- and two
family dwelling, as planned, installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the standards
provided by law.
✔✔RME-Underground Fire Main - ✔✔A license issued to an individual who is
designated by a registered firm to ensure that the underground fire main for a fire
protection sprinkler system, as installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the standards
provided by law.
, ✔✔RME-General Inspector - ✔✔A license issued to an individual who is designated by
a registered firm to perform the inspection, test, and maintenance service for a fire
protection sprinkler system according to the standards adopted in this subchapter.
✔✔Section 34.712 Alteration of Certificates or Licenses - ✔✔Alteration of certificates or
licenses renders them invalid and is the basis of administrative action pursuant to
Insurance Code §6003.251.
✔✔Section 34.713 - ✔✔Applications
✔✔Certificates of registration - ✔✔(1) Applications for certificates must be submitted on
forms provided by the state fire marshal and must be accompanied by all other
information required by Insurance Code Chapter 6003 and this subchapter. An
application will not be deemed complete until all required forms and documents have
been received in the State Fire Marshal's Office. (2) Applications must be signed by the
sole proprietor, by each partner of a partnership, or by an officer of a corporation. For
corporations, the application must be accompanied by the corporate charter of a Texas
corporation or, in the case of a foreign corporation, a copy of the Texas certificate of
authority to do business. For applicants using an assumed name, the application must
also be accompanied by evidence of compliance with [the Assumed Business or
Professional Name Act,] Business and Commerce Code Chapter 71, Assumed
Business or Professional Name Act. The application must also include written
authorization by the applicant that permits the state fire marshal or the state fire
marshal's representative to enter, examine, and inspect any premises, building, room,
or establishment used by the applicant while engaged in the business so the state fire
marshal can [to] determine whether the applicant is in compliance with the provisions of
Insurance Code Chapter 6003 and this subchapter. (3) For corporations, the application
must also include the corporate taxpayer identification number, the charter number, and
a copy of the corporation's current franchise tax certificate from the State Comptroller's
Office that shows the corporation is in active status [certificate of good standing issued
by the state comptroller]. (4) An applicant must not designate as its full-time responsible
managing employee (RME) a person who is the designated full-time RME of another
registered firm. (
✔✔Insurance required - ✔✔(A) The state fire marshal must not issue a certificate of
registration under this subchapter unless the applicant files with the state fire marshal's
office a proof of liability insurance. The insurance must include products and completed
operations coverage. (B) Each registered firm must maintain in force and on file in the
State Fire Marshall's Office the certificate of insurance identifying the insured and the
exact nature of the business insured. In identifying the named insured, the certificate of
insurance must include either an assumed name or the name of the corporation;
partners, if any; or sole proprietor, as applicable. Failure to do so will be cause for
administrative action. (C) Evidence of public liability insurance, as required by Insurance
Code §6003.152 [§6001.152], must be in the form of a certificate of insurance executed
by an insurer authorized to do business in this state, or a certificate of insurance for
