Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G)
Texas State Fire Marshal rules for state building inspections (adopted NFPA 1 and 101, risk-ranked scheduling, request fees) and for the fire extinguisher, fire alarm and fire sprinkler industries: registration and licensing of firms, technicians, apprentices and responsible managing employees, equipment and examination requirements, installation and service to the adopted standards, plans and certificates, the installation, service, inspection, yellow and red tag and label systems with their notice deadlines, and approved training schools.
Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) is a compliance framework from United States (Texas) with 4 domains and 40 controls. The largest domains are Subchapter F: fire alarm rules (34.601 to 34.630) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) (15 controls), Subchapter E: fire extinguisher rules (34.501 to 34.523) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) (11 controls), Subchapter G: fire sprinkler rules (34.701 to 34.725) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) (11 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (4)
Subchapter C: state fire marshal inspections (34.301 to 34.340) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.303 | Buildings inspected by the state fire marshal are judged against NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 with the stated carve-outs |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.320 | Inspection priority for state buildings follows the published potential fire safety risk factors |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.340 | Requested fire safety inspections use the prescribed form and attract the scheduled fee by building type |
Subchapter E: fire extinguisher rules (34.501 to 34.523) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.510-a-d | Fire extinguisher firms and branches hold a certificate of registration, employ a licensed person, keep a physical business location and a Type C registration for DOT cylinder testing |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.510-e | Maintain a properly equipped shop for the extinguishers and systems the firm services |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.511 | Extinguisher licence types, proof of licensure, revised licences, employment by a registered firm and the six-month prerequisite for Type A and K |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.512 | Apprentice permits: proof carried, changes notified within 14 days, non-transferable, work only under direct supervision |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.516 | Licence examinations: 70 percent pass mark, content by licence type, retests, three attempts a year and the one-year application window |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.517-a | Portable extinguishers installed and serviced to the manufacturer's instructions and the adopted standards, with a service tag on completion |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.517-b | Fixed extinguisher systems planned, installed and serviced to manual or standard, with the certifying licensee present at the final test and an installation label and service tag applied |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.518 | Shop drawings and hydraulic calculations for engineered fixed systems delivered to the owner, kept for the life of the system and signed by a Type PL licensee |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.519 | Installation labels and installation certificates for fixed extinguisher systems |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.520 | Service tags on portables and fixed systems: content, size, colour, placement and who may remove them |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.521 | Red tags for unsafe or inoperable extinguishers and systems, with immediate owner notice, AHJ notice within 24 hours and three business days, and notice of correction within five |
Subchapter F: fire alarm rules (34.601 to 34.630) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.604 | Exempt persons still plan and install fire alarms to the adopted standards |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.607 | Fire alarm work follows the adopted NFPA standards and the National Electrical Code as listed |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.610 | Fire alarm firms: physical business location, a full-time designated licensed employee, marked vehicles, ownership and officer changes reported, branch certificates |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.611 | Fire alarm licence and approval types, proof carried, changes and employment events reported within 14 days |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.615 | Fire alarm licence examinations on the rules, the statute and a technical qualifying test |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.616 | Sales, installation and service: supervised exempt staff for single-station residential alarms, licensed on-site supervision, certifier present at acceptance, cross-licensing and the adopted standards |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.617 | Installation certificate for every non-residential installation, modification or addition, distributed to site, firm file and AHJ within ten days |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.618 | Three staged installation inspections by a licensed technician or planner, documented on the inspection form, with the AHJ told if corrective action lags ten days |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.619 | Plans by a licensed planner or professional engineer, signed and stamped, record drawings to the owner, nothing stored in panels, residential drawings kept a year |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.620 | White installation labels inside the panel cover after new, extended or altered systems, naming firm, licensee and planner |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.621 | White service labels after every service, layered to keep a history, with yellow or red labels and notices where the system is deficient |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.622 | Blue inspection and test labels after each inspection, applied to new systems only after AHJ acceptance, kept five years |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.623 | Yellow labels for non-compliant fire alarm systems, with written notice to owner and AHJ within five business days and notice when corrected |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.624 | Red labels for inoperable, faulted or impaired fire alarm systems, with oral notice at once and written notice within one or three business days |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.627-34.628 | Approved training schools and instructors for residential fire alarm technicians, and the seven-hour minimum curriculum |
Subchapter G: fire sprinkler rules (34.701 to 34.725) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.707 | Sprinkler work follows the adopted NFPA installation and ITM standards |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.710 | Sprinkler contractors hold a certificate of registration of the right type, never subcontract to unregistered firms, post the certificate and report changes |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.711 | Responsible managing employees licensed by type, carrying proof, employed by a registered firm, with changes and departures reported within 14 days |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.715 | RME examinations: 70 percent pass on the rules and the statute plus any technical qualifying test, retests and re-examination after two years' lapse |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.716 | Installation under the right RME, contractor's material and test certificate distributed three ways, ITM by licensed inspectors, complete service records and marked vehicles |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.717 | As-built plans and hydraulic calculations to the owner, kept for the life of the system, updated for alterations above twenty sprinklers, signed and stamped by the RME |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.718 | Durable white installation tags on every riser recording the water supply test data, kept for the life of the system, plus an ITM tag after initial tests |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.719 | White service tags on each riser after every service, with yellow or red tags where deficiencies or impairments exist, kept five years |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.720 | Light blue ITM tags after each inspection, testing and maintenance visit, recording the type, status and main drain pressures, kept five years |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.721 | Yellow tags for non-compliant, unmaintained or recalled-equipment sprinkler systems short of an emergency impairment, with written notice within five business days |
| texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.722 | Red tags for emergency impairments under NFPA 25, with immediate oral notice and written notice within 24 hours to owner and AHJ |
What is Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) and who does it apply to?
Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) is a compliance framework from United States (Texas) with 4 domains and 40 controls. Texas State Fire Marshal rules for state building inspections (adopted NFPA 1 and 101, risk-ranked scheduling, request fees) and for the fire extinguisher, fire alarm and fire sprinkler industries: registration and licensing of firms, technicians, apprentices and responsible managing employees, equipment and examination requirements, installation and service to the adopted standards, plans and certificates, the installation, service, inspection, yellow and red tag and label systems with their notice deadlines, and approved training schools. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) actually require?
Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) has 40 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are Subchapter F: fire alarm rules (34.601 to 34.630) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) (15 controls), Subchapter E: fire extinguisher rules (34.501 to 34.523) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) (11 controls), Subchapter G: fire sprinkler rules (34.701 to 34.725) – Texas State Fire Marshal Rules (28 TAC Chapter 34, Subchapters C, E, F and G) (11 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
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