NICET Level 2 Questions and Correct
Answers
4 - Answer-Consider a room which is 40' square. How many 15cd wall mounted strobes are required to
adequately cover this space?
Annually - Answer-What is the testing frequency of a strobe?
15 - Answer-In a corridor application, visible appliances shall be rated not less than ________ cd?
4 hours - Answer-Consider a household fire alarm system where the primary power is provided by a
circuit that can be switched off by means other than a circuit breaker. The battery must be recharged
in____________
The control unit shall identify the affected detector when the compensation limit has been reached. -
Answer-Where automatic drift compensation of detectors is provided:
3 - Answer-A fire alarm system requires the use of smoke detectors in a corridor. The corridor is 10'
wide and 120' long. The ceiling of the corridor is smooth and flat and 10' high. What is the minimum
number of smoke detectors in the corridor.
, One half smooth ceiling
NFPA 72 17.7.3.2.4.2(2)bi pg 98 - Answer-The fire alarm system design for a room called for smoke
detector spacing based on a smooth flat ceiling. Upon inspecting the room, it is determined that the
ceiling has beams. The beam spacing is less than 40% of the ceiling height. NFPA72 permits smooth
ceiling spacing in the direction parallel to the beams and __________ spacing in the direction
perpendicular to the beams.
3 - Answer-The working drawings for a fire alarm system show that 2 duct detectors are required. The
building is a single story with 4 HVAC units (1-5,000 cfm, 1-4000 cfm, 1-3000 cfm, 1-2000 cfm) How
many duct detectors are required?
15
NFPA72 18.4.3.1 pg107 - Answer-The fire alarm system for a building requires the use of audible
notification appliances for public mode notification. To ensure public mode signals are clearly heard,
they shall have a sound level of at least _______ db above the average ambient sound level?
Location of utilities - Answer-Site plans typically include:
Level - Answer-A ceiling surface has a slope of 1 in 9. This is considered a ____________ ceiling.
Division 16-Electrical - Answer-Which section of the contract documents typically contain fire alarm
system requirements?
9
IBC Table 907.5.2.3.3, pg 224 - Answer-Consider a Group R-1 occupancy with 76 sleeping rooms. This
building would require _______ sleeping accommodations with visible alarm notification?
1000
Answers
4 - Answer-Consider a room which is 40' square. How many 15cd wall mounted strobes are required to
adequately cover this space?
Annually - Answer-What is the testing frequency of a strobe?
15 - Answer-In a corridor application, visible appliances shall be rated not less than ________ cd?
4 hours - Answer-Consider a household fire alarm system where the primary power is provided by a
circuit that can be switched off by means other than a circuit breaker. The battery must be recharged
in____________
The control unit shall identify the affected detector when the compensation limit has been reached. -
Answer-Where automatic drift compensation of detectors is provided:
3 - Answer-A fire alarm system requires the use of smoke detectors in a corridor. The corridor is 10'
wide and 120' long. The ceiling of the corridor is smooth and flat and 10' high. What is the minimum
number of smoke detectors in the corridor.
, One half smooth ceiling
NFPA 72 17.7.3.2.4.2(2)bi pg 98 - Answer-The fire alarm system design for a room called for smoke
detector spacing based on a smooth flat ceiling. Upon inspecting the room, it is determined that the
ceiling has beams. The beam spacing is less than 40% of the ceiling height. NFPA72 permits smooth
ceiling spacing in the direction parallel to the beams and __________ spacing in the direction
perpendicular to the beams.
3 - Answer-The working drawings for a fire alarm system show that 2 duct detectors are required. The
building is a single story with 4 HVAC units (1-5,000 cfm, 1-4000 cfm, 1-3000 cfm, 1-2000 cfm) How
many duct detectors are required?
15
NFPA72 18.4.3.1 pg107 - Answer-The fire alarm system for a building requires the use of audible
notification appliances for public mode notification. To ensure public mode signals are clearly heard,
they shall have a sound level of at least _______ db above the average ambient sound level?
Location of utilities - Answer-Site plans typically include:
Level - Answer-A ceiling surface has a slope of 1 in 9. This is considered a ____________ ceiling.
Division 16-Electrical - Answer-Which section of the contract documents typically contain fire alarm
system requirements?
9
IBC Table 907.5.2.3.3, pg 224 - Answer-Consider a Group R-1 occupancy with 76 sleeping rooms. This
building would require _______ sleeping accommodations with visible alarm notification?
1000
