2026 NICET LEVEL 1 EVALUATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following tests are required for system type smoke detectors in one
and two family dwellings? - ✔✔Functional test per manufacturers instructions
✔✔A person has sustained a burn from a portable heater. Which of the following should
not be done when treating the burn? - ✔✔Apply ice
✔✔What is periodic inspection frequency of sealed lead acid batteries? -
✔✔Semiannually
✔✔A 135 degree Fahrenheit fixed temperature heat detector installed in a warehouse
has a history of nuisance alarms. According to NFPA 72, the temperature rating of the
detector shall be at least ____ dergrees Fahrenheit above the maximum expected
temperature at the ceiling? - ✔✔90 degrees Fahrenheit
✔✔Consider ohms law. Voltage is represented by E, Current is represented by I, and
Resistance is represented by R, and Power is represented by P .. E= - ✔✔IxR
✔✔All means of interconnecting equipment, devices, and appliances, and wiring
connections shall be monitored for the integrity of the interconnecting conductors or
equivalent path so that the occurrence of a single open or a single ground fault
condition in the installation conductors or other signaling channels is automatically
indicated within ____ seconds? - ✔✔200 seconds
✔✔Consider a series circuit with 2 resistors. R1 = 1,000 ohms and R2 = 10 ohms. The
total resistance of the circuit is____? - ✔✔1,010 ohms
, ✔✔A pathway shall be designated as Class ____ when it does not include a redundant
path and operational capability stops at a single open and operational capability is
maintained during the application of a single ground fault? - ✔✔Class B
✔✔EMT shall be securely fastened in place at least every ___ feet. - ✔✔10 feet
✔✔For the purposes of alarm annunciation each__ of the building shall be considered
as a separate zone? - ✔✔Floor
✔✔Consider a series circuit where E= 3 volts, and R= 3 ohms. The current is ___
amps? - ✔✔1 amps
✔✔Equipment shall be designed so that it is capable of performing its intended function
at ___% of its nameplate voltage. - ✔✔85 %
✔✔What is the required overcurrent protection for an NPLFA circuit using 16 gauge
wire? - ✔✔10 amps
✔✔Consider the use of a multimeter in troubleshooting a fire alarm circuit. The circuit
has an end of the line resistor with a value of 4.7ohms. With the circuit disconnected
from power, the positive leg of a fire alarm circuit is metered to a known ground with the
meter set to the 10kohm setting. Consider that the circuit is properly functioning. The
expected reading on the multimeter is___ ohms? - ✔✔Infinity
✔✔Including new systems and addition or alterations to existing systems, which of the
following is not required to be delivered to the owner upon final acceptance of the
system? - ✔✔Inspection & Testing records, Central station history log
✔✔According to NFPA 72, section__of the record of completion is used to note the
input voltage? - ✔✔Section 5.1.11
✔✔Which of the following is not one of the criteria to be a designated a confined space?
- ✔✔A room that locks when the door is closed.
✔✔According to NFPA 72 the onsite location of the required record documents and
specific software is notes in section ______of the Record of Completion? - ✔✔Section 3
✔✔According to NFPA 72 the Record of Completion section 12.1 is required to be
signed by______? - ✔✔System Installation Contractor
✔✔What is the minimum size grounding conductor that cab be used when wiring a fire
alarm control panel to a 20 amp. Breaker? - ✔✔#12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following tests are required for system type smoke detectors in one
and two family dwellings? - ✔✔Functional test per manufacturers instructions
✔✔A person has sustained a burn from a portable heater. Which of the following should
not be done when treating the burn? - ✔✔Apply ice
✔✔What is periodic inspection frequency of sealed lead acid batteries? -
✔✔Semiannually
✔✔A 135 degree Fahrenheit fixed temperature heat detector installed in a warehouse
has a history of nuisance alarms. According to NFPA 72, the temperature rating of the
detector shall be at least ____ dergrees Fahrenheit above the maximum expected
temperature at the ceiling? - ✔✔90 degrees Fahrenheit
✔✔Consider ohms law. Voltage is represented by E, Current is represented by I, and
Resistance is represented by R, and Power is represented by P .. E= - ✔✔IxR
✔✔All means of interconnecting equipment, devices, and appliances, and wiring
connections shall be monitored for the integrity of the interconnecting conductors or
equivalent path so that the occurrence of a single open or a single ground fault
condition in the installation conductors or other signaling channels is automatically
indicated within ____ seconds? - ✔✔200 seconds
✔✔Consider a series circuit with 2 resistors. R1 = 1,000 ohms and R2 = 10 ohms. The
total resistance of the circuit is____? - ✔✔1,010 ohms
, ✔✔A pathway shall be designated as Class ____ when it does not include a redundant
path and operational capability stops at a single open and operational capability is
maintained during the application of a single ground fault? - ✔✔Class B
✔✔EMT shall be securely fastened in place at least every ___ feet. - ✔✔10 feet
✔✔For the purposes of alarm annunciation each__ of the building shall be considered
as a separate zone? - ✔✔Floor
✔✔Consider a series circuit where E= 3 volts, and R= 3 ohms. The current is ___
amps? - ✔✔1 amps
✔✔Equipment shall be designed so that it is capable of performing its intended function
at ___% of its nameplate voltage. - ✔✔85 %
✔✔What is the required overcurrent protection for an NPLFA circuit using 16 gauge
wire? - ✔✔10 amps
✔✔Consider the use of a multimeter in troubleshooting a fire alarm circuit. The circuit
has an end of the line resistor with a value of 4.7ohms. With the circuit disconnected
from power, the positive leg of a fire alarm circuit is metered to a known ground with the
meter set to the 10kohm setting. Consider that the circuit is properly functioning. The
expected reading on the multimeter is___ ohms? - ✔✔Infinity
✔✔Including new systems and addition or alterations to existing systems, which of the
following is not required to be delivered to the owner upon final acceptance of the
system? - ✔✔Inspection & Testing records, Central station history log
✔✔According to NFPA 72, section__of the record of completion is used to note the
input voltage? - ✔✔Section 5.1.11
✔✔Which of the following is not one of the criteria to be a designated a confined space?
- ✔✔A room that locks when the door is closed.
✔✔According to NFPA 72 the onsite location of the required record documents and
specific software is notes in section ______of the Record of Completion? - ✔✔Section 3
✔✔According to NFPA 72 the Record of Completion section 12.1 is required to be
signed by______? - ✔✔System Installation Contractor
✔✔What is the minimum size grounding conductor that cab be used when wiring a fire
alarm control panel to a 20 amp. Breaker? - ✔✔#12
