NICET Sample Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Secondary power for remote supervising station systems shall be capable of normal operation for
___ hours and then operate the system in alarm for ___ minutes? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A fire alarm system which serves contiguous or noncontiguous properties under one ownership
is considered? - CORRECT ANSWER - Proprietary system
An initiating device which is destroyed as a result of operation is what type? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nonrestorable
The delay from the operation of an initiation device to the automatic activation of a fire safety
function shall not exceed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 seconds
What documentation shall be delivered upon final acceptance of the system? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Owners manual and installation instructions,
Record copy of site specific software,
Record drawings
What does an asterisk (*) designate in NFPA 72? - CORRECT ANSWER - Explanatory
information follows in Annex A
What NFPA standard covers smoke detector requirements for HVAC units? - CORRECT
ANSWER - NFPA 90A
Equipment constructed and installed in conformity with NFPA 72 shall be? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Listed
, Whom may serve as a AHJ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire Marshal,
Insurance Inspector,
Building Owner
When NFPA 72 uses the word "Shall", what does this indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A mandatory requirement
Fire power limited cabling used for runs between floors shall be of what type? - CORRECT
ANSWER - FPLR and FPLP
For fire power limited cable what is the smallest multiconductor size and smallest single
conductor size? - CORRECT ANSWER - 26 AWG multiconductor,
18 AWG single conductor
The disconnecting means for the fire alarm circuits shall be? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Identified in red, marked with "Fire Alarm Circuit"
What is the maximum # of 18 AWG conductors which can be enclosed in a 4" x 4" x 1 1/4"
square metal junction box? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
What is the maximum # of 14 AWG THHN conductors which can be installed in 1/2" EMT? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 12
Wall mounted visible appliances shall be installed such that the entire lens is ___ inches AFF and
not more than ___ inches AFF. - CORRECT ANSWER - 80" / 96"
When installing detectors on peaked ceilings, a row of detectors shall be located? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Within 3 feet of the peak
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Secondary power for remote supervising station systems shall be capable of normal operation for
___ hours and then operate the system in alarm for ___ minutes? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A fire alarm system which serves contiguous or noncontiguous properties under one ownership
is considered? - CORRECT ANSWER - Proprietary system
An initiating device which is destroyed as a result of operation is what type? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nonrestorable
The delay from the operation of an initiation device to the automatic activation of a fire safety
function shall not exceed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 seconds
What documentation shall be delivered upon final acceptance of the system? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Owners manual and installation instructions,
Record copy of site specific software,
Record drawings
What does an asterisk (*) designate in NFPA 72? - CORRECT ANSWER - Explanatory
information follows in Annex A
What NFPA standard covers smoke detector requirements for HVAC units? - CORRECT
ANSWER - NFPA 90A
Equipment constructed and installed in conformity with NFPA 72 shall be? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Listed
, Whom may serve as a AHJ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire Marshal,
Insurance Inspector,
Building Owner
When NFPA 72 uses the word "Shall", what does this indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A mandatory requirement
Fire power limited cabling used for runs between floors shall be of what type? - CORRECT
ANSWER - FPLR and FPLP
For fire power limited cable what is the smallest multiconductor size and smallest single
conductor size? - CORRECT ANSWER - 26 AWG multiconductor,
18 AWG single conductor
The disconnecting means for the fire alarm circuits shall be? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Identified in red, marked with "Fire Alarm Circuit"
What is the maximum # of 18 AWG conductors which can be enclosed in a 4" x 4" x 1 1/4"
square metal junction box? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
What is the maximum # of 14 AWG THHN conductors which can be installed in 1/2" EMT? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 12
Wall mounted visible appliances shall be installed such that the entire lens is ___ inches AFF and
not more than ___ inches AFF. - CORRECT ANSWER - 80" / 96"
When installing detectors on peaked ceilings, a row of detectors shall be located? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Within 3 feet of the peak
