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Getting a Texas fire alarm license: applications, tests, and fees

This is the chapter people arrive at first: what it actually takes to get licensed in Texas, class by class, from the application to the day the license is issued. Renewal and the duties that follow are Chapter 6’s.

In this chapter

• +What the State Fire Marshal’s Office requires on a fire alarm license application
• +Which technical qualification your class needs — NICET, ESA, a state test, an engineering registration, or an approved course
• +What a Texas fire alarm license costs, and how the examination and retest work