What's on the Texas TFM-08 and TFM-10 Fire Sprinkler Tests?

What's on the Texas TFM-08 and TFM-10 Fire Sprinkler Tests?

The format

TFM-08: Sprinkler Statutes & Rules

SFMO says the test is "based on the Texas Insurance Code Chapter 6003 and the Texas Administrative Code 34.700". In practice that is two documents:

• Insurance Code Chapter 6003, the statute for fire protection sprinkler systems.
• 28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapter G, the SFMO's sprinkler rules, starting at §34.700.

The rules themselves require it. 28 TAC §34.715(a) calls for a test covering the subchapter and Chapter 6003, with a score of at least 70%.

SFMO publishes no topic outline and no weights for TFM-08. The safe assumption is that any part of either document is fair game:

• company registration and the RME licenses;
• what each license type allows;
• applications, tests and fees;
• renewal and discipline;
• the standards Texas adopts by reference.

Fees and time periods are a favorite of closed-book law tests. Know the numbers exactly, not roughly.

TFM-10: Sprinkler Underground

TFM-10 is based on NFPA 24, the Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances. It is the technical test for the RME-U, and a Texas PE license waives it.

Texas adopts NFPA 24-2019 (28 TAC §34.707(10)). Study from that edition. If your copy is newer, check what changed before you rely on it.

SFMO publishes no subject list or weights for TFM-10 either. Treat the whole standard as in scope.

The NICET licenses

If you are going for the RME-G, RME-D or RME-I, TFM-08 is your only Texas test. The technical qualification is NICET:

• RME-G: Water-Based Systems Layout, Level III. See our NICET Water-Based Systems Layout practice tests.
• RME-D: Water-Based Systems Layout, Level II.
• RME-I: Inspection & Testing of Water-Based Systems, Level II. See our NICET ITM Water-Based practice tests.

Study order

Most candidates are stronger on sprinkler work than on the law, so start with TFM-08. Chapter 6003 and Subchapter G are short enough to read end to end. Closed-book law questions reward exact recall: fees, days, intervals and who may do what.

For TFM-10, read NFPA 24-2019 by chapter rather than skimming, because you will not have it in the room.

Our free practice test mixes both tests, and every answer cites the section it comes from. The full question bank has separate TFM-08 and TFM-10 exams. For the license side, see the Texas fire sprinkler license requirements.