Florida Fire Equipment Dealer (Portable + Pre-Engineered)
Practice for the Florida State Fire Marshal fire equipment dealer exams — Portable Fire Extinguisher and Pre-Engineered Systems, each with a Permittee exam for the technician and a Licensee exam for the dealer's qualifier. All four are 100 questions, 120 minutes, closed book, 70% to pass. Questions are grounded in NFPA 10 (2022), NFPA 17A, 17 and 96 (2021), NFPA 2001 and 12 (2022), NFPA 12A (2018), Florida Statutes Chapter 633 and FAC 69A-21. The agency does not publish a content outline.
About the Florida Fire Equipment Dealer — Portable / Pre-Engineered Licensee & Permittee
Granted by Florida Division of State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire Prevention
Portable Licensee (Class A, B or C) qualifies a dealer business to service, recharge, repair, install, inspect and hydrotest portable extinguishers within its class. Pre-Engineered (Class D) covers all types of pre-engineered fire extinguishing systems. A Licensee qualifies the business and supervises all work; a Permittee is the individual technician, limited to work no more extensive than the employing licensee.
Eligibility Requirements
What's Included
Every plan gets the same full-access study library.
What the Florida fire equipment dealer exams cover
The agency does not publish a content outline for either exam family. Built on the newest editions we hold (NFPA 10-2022; NFPA 17, 17A, 96-2021; NFPA 2001, 12-2022; NFPA 12A-2018); explanations note where Florida's adopted editions differ. F.S. 633.304 says the exam tests the rules and statutes governing the licence or permit and the ability to perform the work competently and safely.
- ✓Portable — selection, distribution, inspection, maintenance and hydrostatic testing (NFPA 10)
- ✓Pre-engineered — kitchen wet chemical systems (NFPA 17A, NFPA 96)
- ✓Pre-engineered — dry chemical systems (NFPA 17)
- ✓Pre-engineered — gaseous systems (NFPA 2001, 12, 12A)
- ✓Florida Statutes Chapter 633 and FAC 69A-21 — licences, permits, service tags, inspection reports
- ✓Licensee business requirements (Licensee exams)
Scheduling & Fees
Where to take it
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- Pearson VUE
Fees
- Exam
- $44
Frequently Asked Questions
No — this is independent study material that prepares you for the official state certification exam. You still take the real exam through your state fire marshal.
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Questions are pulled randomly from a pool each time you start a test, so no two sessions are alike. Answers include direct code references.
We update our question pool whenever the underlying codes or state regulations change, so your practice stays current.
Related reading
Florida Pre-Engineered Systems Exam Day: What to Expect
100 questions, 120 minutes, closed book, no calculator, 70% to pass. How the Florida pre-engineered Licensee and Permittee exams run at Pearson VUE, and where candidates lose points.
What's on the Florida Pre-Engineered Systems Exam?
Florida publishes no content outline for its pre-engineered Licensee and Permittee exams. Here is what the rules point to — kitchen wet chemical, dry chemical, clean agent and CO₂ — and how to study closed book.
Florida Pre-Engineered Systems License (Class D): Requirements and How to Apply
Florida's Class D fire equipment dealer licence and pre-engineered permit cover kitchen hood, dry chemical and clean agent systems. Who needs which, the training rule, and the paperwork that comes with every service.
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