NICET Fire Alarm Level 1 Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026 Update
When a device is inaccessible due to excessive height, such
as an atrium, what it the maximum interval for testing? -
Correct Answers ✅18 months
When installing a wall-mounted fire telephone appliance to
the public, what is the acceptable maximum mounting height
from the floor? - Correct Answers ✅66 inches
Elevator lobby smoke detectors shall be mounted within a
maximum of which distance from the center-line of the door?
- Correct Answers ✅21 feet
At minimum, when working near power lines with voltage of
600 volts and lower, an aerial lift operator shall maintain
which distance from the lines? - Correct Answers ✅10 feet
The use of unprotected EMT shall be permitted under which
conditions? - Correct Answers ✅when in direct contact with
the earth
According to NFPA 70, what is the maximum unsupported
length of 1/2-inch flexible metallic conduit where flexibility is
required after installation? - Correct Answers ✅4 1/2 feet
What is the maximum bend (in degrees) permitted in a
conduit run between outlet boxes? - Correct Answers ✅360
Degrees
,NICET Fire Alarm Level 1 Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026 Update
If the primary power is disconnected and the fire alarm
system goes into an alarm condition, what is the minimum
acceptable time for secondary power to operate the voice
evacuation systems? - Correct Answers ✅15 minutes
A riser room temperature switch should activate when the
temperature falls below which level? - Correct Answers
✅40 degrees F
According to NFPA 72, what is the maximum sound pressure
level permitted in a space with notification appliances? -
Correct Answers ✅110 dBA
What is the minimum interval for testing a single-station
smoke detector in multifamily units? - Correct Answers
✅Annually
Where should a technician install a detector in relation to
beam that is less than 12 inches deep and less that 8 feet in
center? - Correct Answers ✅At the bottom of the beam
An existing fire alarm cable in a drop ceiling will be spliced.
which one of the following splice locations will comply with
NFPA 70? - Correct Answers ✅secured inside a listed box
or enclosure
, NICET Fire Alarm Level 1 Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026 Update
Which function shall be tested for each newly installed smoke
detector? - Correct Answers ✅smoke entry?
An 180 foot long corridor is 10 feet wide, with a smooth 10
foot ceiling, interrupted by 4-inch beams spaced every 10
feet. How many heat detectors with a listed 30 foot spacing
are required? - Correct Answers ✅6 heat detectors
At which height must cables be physically protected when
being installed within an exposed ceiling? - Correct Answers
✅7 feet
When shall smoke detectors be installed during the
construction process? - Correct Answers ✅After the final
cleanup of all trades
Where structural members are provided, intermediate metal
conduit shall be secured within which maximum distance
from an outlet box" - Correct Answers ✅3 feet
The requirement forbidding fire alarm circuits from being T-
tapped, unless indicated by the manufacturer's instructions,
is intended to prevent which type of improper malfunction? -
Correct Answers ✅monitoring integrity of installation
conductors?
Answers) 2026 Update
When a device is inaccessible due to excessive height, such
as an atrium, what it the maximum interval for testing? -
Correct Answers ✅18 months
When installing a wall-mounted fire telephone appliance to
the public, what is the acceptable maximum mounting height
from the floor? - Correct Answers ✅66 inches
Elevator lobby smoke detectors shall be mounted within a
maximum of which distance from the center-line of the door?
- Correct Answers ✅21 feet
At minimum, when working near power lines with voltage of
600 volts and lower, an aerial lift operator shall maintain
which distance from the lines? - Correct Answers ✅10 feet
The use of unprotected EMT shall be permitted under which
conditions? - Correct Answers ✅when in direct contact with
the earth
According to NFPA 70, what is the maximum unsupported
length of 1/2-inch flexible metallic conduit where flexibility is
required after installation? - Correct Answers ✅4 1/2 feet
What is the maximum bend (in degrees) permitted in a
conduit run between outlet boxes? - Correct Answers ✅360
Degrees
,NICET Fire Alarm Level 1 Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026 Update
If the primary power is disconnected and the fire alarm
system goes into an alarm condition, what is the minimum
acceptable time for secondary power to operate the voice
evacuation systems? - Correct Answers ✅15 minutes
A riser room temperature switch should activate when the
temperature falls below which level? - Correct Answers
✅40 degrees F
According to NFPA 72, what is the maximum sound pressure
level permitted in a space with notification appliances? -
Correct Answers ✅110 dBA
What is the minimum interval for testing a single-station
smoke detector in multifamily units? - Correct Answers
✅Annually
Where should a technician install a detector in relation to
beam that is less than 12 inches deep and less that 8 feet in
center? - Correct Answers ✅At the bottom of the beam
An existing fire alarm cable in a drop ceiling will be spliced.
which one of the following splice locations will comply with
NFPA 70? - Correct Answers ✅secured inside a listed box
or enclosure
, NICET Fire Alarm Level 1 Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026 Update
Which function shall be tested for each newly installed smoke
detector? - Correct Answers ✅smoke entry?
An 180 foot long corridor is 10 feet wide, with a smooth 10
foot ceiling, interrupted by 4-inch beams spaced every 10
feet. How many heat detectors with a listed 30 foot spacing
are required? - Correct Answers ✅6 heat detectors
At which height must cables be physically protected when
being installed within an exposed ceiling? - Correct Answers
✅7 feet
When shall smoke detectors be installed during the
construction process? - Correct Answers ✅After the final
cleanup of all trades
Where structural members are provided, intermediate metal
conduit shall be secured within which maximum distance
from an outlet box" - Correct Answers ✅3 feet
The requirement forbidding fire alarm circuits from being T-
tapped, unless indicated by the manufacturer's instructions,
is intended to prevent which type of improper malfunction? -
Correct Answers ✅monitoring integrity of installation
conductors?
