What's on the Texas TFM-01 and TFM-02 Fire Extinguisher Tests?

What's on the Texas TFM-01 and TFM-02 Fire Extinguisher Tests?

The format

TFM-01: Statutes & Rules

SFMO is explicit: "All questions on this test are based on the Texas Insurance Code Chapter 6001 and the Texas Administrative Code 34.500."

Insurance Code Chapter 6001 covers:

• firm registration and branch offices;
• the hydrostatic testing registration;
• required insurance;
• employee licences and apprentice permits;
• examinations, continuing education and renewal;
• prohibited practices, discipline and the criminal penalty.

28 TAC 34 Subchapter E covers:

• definitions;
• licence types and what each allows;
• applications, fees and tests;
• installation and service requirements;
• service tags: their size, content and how long a printed tag may be used.

Service tags are a favourite. Know the dimensions and the required information.

TFM-02: NFPA 10

SFMO says TFM-02 questions "include but are not limited to" four subjects:

1. General requirements for portable fire extinguishers
2. Selection of the proper extinguisher based on the type of hazard or fire classification
3. Distribution, inspection, and maintenance requirements
4. Hydrostatic testing of extinguishers, hoses, etc.

SFMO publishes no weights for these subjects. In practice, subject 3 is the largest body of material in NFPA 10, covering:

• placement and travel distance;
• the monthly inspection;
• annual maintenance;
• internal examinations;
• recharging.

The test "may refer to a drawing, chart, or figure", and it includes no questions about specific manufacturers' equipment.

Which edition?

Texas adopts NFPA 10-2018 (28 TAC §34.507). The current edition is 2022, and a few requirements changed between them. The classic one: the 2018 edition requires the premixed agent in AFFF and FFFP extinguishers to be replaced at least every 3 years. Study from 2018, or know the differences.

Already ICC certified?

The ICC/NAFED Certified Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician exam replaces TFM-02. If you hold it, you only need TFM-01. Our ICC FE practice exams cover that route.

Study order

Most technicians are stronger on the equipment than the law, so start with TFM-01. Chapter 6001 and Subchapter E are short enough to read end to end, and closed-book law questions reward exact numbers: fees, days, dimensions, intervals.

Our free practice test mixes both tests, and every answer cites the section it comes from. The full question bank has separate TFM-01 and TFM-02 exams.