9/18/25, 8:57 PM NICET - Fire Alarm Systems (Level 2)
NICET Fire Alarm System Level 2 Actual Exam
Preparation Newest 2025/2026 Complete Questions
And Correct Answers (Verified Answers)|Already
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The International Mechanical Code requires a duct
2000 cfm
smoke detector in the return for units over cfm
The International Mechanical Code (IMC) requires a
15000
duct smoke detector in the supply for units over
________________ cfm
Digital alarm communicator transmitters (DACT) which
4 hours
use call forwarding to the DACR shall be tested with
what frequency?
600v NPLFA cables shall be insulated to v
300v PLFA cables shall be insulated to v
For sprinkler systems what type of signal is a fire pump running?
a. alarm
d b. supervisory
c. trouble
d. A and B
AHJ A positive alarm sequence requires the approval of the _.
How often shall a remote annunciator used at the main
Semniannually
entrance of a low-rise residential apartment building
be inspected?
According to NFPA 72, the off-normal signal of a tamper
Normal switch control valve used in sprinkler piping that is
required for pressure-actuated water flow alarm switch,
shall not be restored at any valve position except
________________________________ ?
When installing a heat-sensing fire detector on the
12 in; 8 ft
bottom of a beam, the beam must be less than
_____________ inches in depth and feet on
center?
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Where a door is released to provide a 2-hour fire rating
directly from the smoke detector, the detector shall be
______________
b
a. mounted as close as possible to the door being released
b. listed for door releasing service
c. identified for door releasing service
d. of the photoelectric type only
According to NFPA, smoke detectors installed in the
ducts of HVAC systems shall initiate:
a. alarm
d b. supervisory
c. trouble
d. a or b
According to the IBC, shop drawings shall include:
a. floor plan that indicates the use of all rooms
d b. annunciators
c. voltage drop calculations
d. all of the above
The location of remotely located power supplies shall be
Master Control Unit
identified at the
________________
Heat detectors will be installed in an elevator hoistway
lower; 24 in to shut down power to the elevator prior to sprinkler
activation. The heat detectors need to have a
_______________ temp rating and shall be located
__________________________ in from the sprinkler
head.
Group B A local community college is what type of occupancy
classification?
Group E What type of occupancy group for a school below the 12th
grade?
Group B What type of occupancy group for a school above the 12th
grade?
A pathway shall be designated as (what class?) when it is NOT
Class E
monitored
for integrity?
Manual fire alarm boxes shall be installed on both sides of
40 feet; 5 feet
grouped openings over
____________ feet in width and within feet of each side of the
grouped opening.
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A fire pump was installed in a low-rise residential
building with a required fire alarm system. What are
the requirements for the pump running signal?
c
a. It shall be a supervisory signal.
b. It shall be an alarm signal.
c. It shall be a supervisory or alarm signal.
d. A pump running signal is not required.
A licensed electrician was hired to install duct detectors
mounted on the air ducts of a 5,000 CFM unit. Which
of the follwoing statements is true?
d
a. The smoke detector must be listed for use in air ducts
b. The detectors can initiate a supervisory signal
c. The detectors can initiate an alarm signal
d. All of the above
Record drawings, as-builts, shall contain approval documetnation
resulting from any
_______________?
d a. variances
b. performance-based designs
c. risk analysis
d. all of the above
An electrically locked door is connected to the fire
No alarm system in order to unlock in the event of an
alarm. The customer has requested that a feature be
added (push button) to lock the doors even while in
alarm. Is this permitted by code?
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According to the 2022 edition of NFPA 13, electric
90 seconds
waterflow devices must activate within of water
flow beginning and continue until the flow stops
Elevator cars According to teh IBC, strobe lights/appliances shall not be
required in ______________________________________ ?
Communications wires (Coaxial cables) shall have a voltage
300v
rating of not less than
_ __ volts
What is the minimum workspace width in front of
30 in electrical equipment (This allows enough room for a
person to face the equipment without having to turn
the upper body to work on the equipment)?
If a heat detector with a listed spacing of 50 feet is to
35.5 ft
be mounted on an 18′ high ceiling, what is its
maximum allowable spacing?
What is the maximum distance a heat detector can be
0.7 times the listed spacing
from any point on a smooth ceiling?
A plate type grounding electrode must be at least below the
30 in
surface of the
earth.
A smoke detector must not be installed in elevator hoistways
except if ____________________________________ _.
A. the elevator machine room is at the top of the hoistway
B. the hoistway is less than 30' in length
F
C. the hoistway has sprinkler coverage
D. installed to activate elevator hoistway smoke relief equipment
E. B & D are correct
F. C & D are correct
Building Structure Exposed optical fibers must be supported by the _.
Sensitivity A smoke detector must be marked with their nominal production
_________________________________________ and tolerance.
Consider a fire alarm system in a Use Group A.
1000 According to the IBC, activating the fire alarm in a Use
Group A occupancy with an occupant load of _ or more
shall
initiate a signal using an emergency voice/alarm communication
system?
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NICET Fire Alarm System Level 2 Actual Exam
Preparation Newest 2025/2026 Complete Questions
And Correct Answers (Verified Answers)|Already
Graded A+
The International Mechanical Code requires a duct
2000 cfm
smoke detector in the return for units over cfm
The International Mechanical Code (IMC) requires a
15000
duct smoke detector in the supply for units over
________________ cfm
Digital alarm communicator transmitters (DACT) which
4 hours
use call forwarding to the DACR shall be tested with
what frequency?
600v NPLFA cables shall be insulated to v
300v PLFA cables shall be insulated to v
For sprinkler systems what type of signal is a fire pump running?
a. alarm
d b. supervisory
c. trouble
d. A and B
AHJ A positive alarm sequence requires the approval of the _.
How often shall a remote annunciator used at the main
Semniannually
entrance of a low-rise residential apartment building
be inspected?
According to NFPA 72, the off-normal signal of a tamper
Normal switch control valve used in sprinkler piping that is
required for pressure-actuated water flow alarm switch,
shall not be restored at any valve position except
________________________________ ?
When installing a heat-sensing fire detector on the
12 in; 8 ft
bottom of a beam, the beam must be less than
_____________ inches in depth and feet on
center?
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,9/18/25, 8:57 PM NICET - Fire Alarm Systems (Level 2)
Where a door is released to provide a 2-hour fire rating
directly from the smoke detector, the detector shall be
______________
b
a. mounted as close as possible to the door being released
b. listed for door releasing service
c. identified for door releasing service
d. of the photoelectric type only
According to NFPA, smoke detectors installed in the
ducts of HVAC systems shall initiate:
a. alarm
d b. supervisory
c. trouble
d. a or b
According to the IBC, shop drawings shall include:
a. floor plan that indicates the use of all rooms
d b. annunciators
c. voltage drop calculations
d. all of the above
The location of remotely located power supplies shall be
Master Control Unit
identified at the
________________
Heat detectors will be installed in an elevator hoistway
lower; 24 in to shut down power to the elevator prior to sprinkler
activation. The heat detectors need to have a
_______________ temp rating and shall be located
__________________________ in from the sprinkler
head.
Group B A local community college is what type of occupancy
classification?
Group E What type of occupancy group for a school below the 12th
grade?
Group B What type of occupancy group for a school above the 12th
grade?
A pathway shall be designated as (what class?) when it is NOT
Class E
monitored
for integrity?
Manual fire alarm boxes shall be installed on both sides of
40 feet; 5 feet
grouped openings over
____________ feet in width and within feet of each side of the
grouped opening.
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,9/18/25, 8:57 PM NICET - Fire Alarm Systems (Level 2)
A fire pump was installed in a low-rise residential
building with a required fire alarm system. What are
the requirements for the pump running signal?
c
a. It shall be a supervisory signal.
b. It shall be an alarm signal.
c. It shall be a supervisory or alarm signal.
d. A pump running signal is not required.
A licensed electrician was hired to install duct detectors
mounted on the air ducts of a 5,000 CFM unit. Which
of the follwoing statements is true?
d
a. The smoke detector must be listed for use in air ducts
b. The detectors can initiate a supervisory signal
c. The detectors can initiate an alarm signal
d. All of the above
Record drawings, as-builts, shall contain approval documetnation
resulting from any
_______________?
d a. variances
b. performance-based designs
c. risk analysis
d. all of the above
An electrically locked door is connected to the fire
No alarm system in order to unlock in the event of an
alarm. The customer has requested that a feature be
added (push button) to lock the doors even while in
alarm. Is this permitted by code?
/ 3/56
, 9/18/25, 8:57 PM NICET - Fire Alarm Systems (Level 2)
According to the 2022 edition of NFPA 13, electric
90 seconds
waterflow devices must activate within of water
flow beginning and continue until the flow stops
Elevator cars According to teh IBC, strobe lights/appliances shall not be
required in ______________________________________ ?
Communications wires (Coaxial cables) shall have a voltage
300v
rating of not less than
_ __ volts
What is the minimum workspace width in front of
30 in electrical equipment (This allows enough room for a
person to face the equipment without having to turn
the upper body to work on the equipment)?
If a heat detector with a listed spacing of 50 feet is to
35.5 ft
be mounted on an 18′ high ceiling, what is its
maximum allowable spacing?
What is the maximum distance a heat detector can be
0.7 times the listed spacing
from any point on a smooth ceiling?
A plate type grounding electrode must be at least below the
30 in
surface of the
earth.
A smoke detector must not be installed in elevator hoistways
except if ____________________________________ _.
A. the elevator machine room is at the top of the hoistway
B. the hoistway is less than 30' in length
F
C. the hoistway has sprinkler coverage
D. installed to activate elevator hoistway smoke relief equipment
E. B & D are correct
F. C & D are correct
Building Structure Exposed optical fibers must be supported by the _.
Sensitivity A smoke detector must be marked with their nominal production
_________________________________________ and tolerance.
Consider a fire alarm system in a Use Group A.
1000 According to the IBC, activating the fire alarm in a Use
Group A occupancy with an occupant load of _ or more
shall
initiate a signal using an emergency voice/alarm communication
system?
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