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NICET FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS LEVEL 1 STUDY
GUIDE 2026 | NFPA 72 (2022) & NEC (2020) ALIGNED |
200+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS
The two types of electrical current used are ________ current and __________ current.
AC/DC
PLFA cables shall be installed in metal raceways or rigid nonmetallic conduit where
passing through a floor or wall to a height of ________ above the floor.
NEC Art. 760.130(B)(2)
7'ft
A room measures 60'ft long by 60'ft wide and has a smooth flat ceiling 10'ft high. A spot-
type heat detector with a listed spacing of 30'ft was selected to be installed. According to
NFPA 72, what is the minimum number of detectors required?
x 60/30 =
4
According to NFPA 72, line-type heat detectors shall be located on the ceiling or on the
sidewalls not more than __________.
NFPA 72 - 17.6.3.1.3.2
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20" from the ceiling
A parallel circuit has a total circuit current of 2 amps. What is the applied circuit voltage if
total resistance is 6 Ohms?
E=IxR
12 volts
Stairways having ________ or more risers shall be equipped with at least one handrail.
OSHA 1926.1052(c)(1)
4
Battery chargers shall be tested ______.
NFPA 72 Table 14.4.3.2 - 9.(2)
Semi-annually
When the top edge of a stair rail system also serves as a handrail, the height of the top edge
shall be more than ______ nor less than ______ from the upper surface of the stair rail
system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of
the tread.
OSHA 1926.1052.(c)(7)
37"inches & 36"inches
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What is the maximum amount of 12 AWG THHN conductors that can be installed in 3/4"
EMT?
NEC Annec C - Table C.1 for EMT (THHN)
16
Branch circuits shall have an allowable ampacity of __________.
NEC Art. 210.19(A)(1)
not less than 100% of the non-continuous load and 125% of the continuous load.
Maintenance of household fire alarm systems shall be conducted _____________.
NFPA 72 14.4.6.2
per manufacturer's instructions
If guards are used to protect a notification appliance such as a strobe light, it shall
_____________.
NFPA 72 18.3.4.2
be listed to be used with the appliance
The alarm audible signal pattern used to notify building occupants of the need to evacuate
shall be the standard alarm evacuation signal consisting of a(n) _____________.
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NFPA 72 18.4.2.1
three-pulse temporal pattern.
Aerial lifts may be "field modified" for uses other than those intended by the manufacturer
provided the modification has been _______________.
OSHA 1926.453(a)(2)
certified in writing by the manufacturer.
In every building or structure exits shall be so arranged and maintained as to provide free
and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure ______________.
OSHA 1926.34(a)
at all times when it is occupied
All fire alarm systems shall be tested free of ___________.
NFPA 72 - 12.2.4.1
grounds
The secondary power supply for in-building mass notification systems shall be capable of
operating the system for a minimum of ________ and shall be capable of operating the
system during emergency condition for __________ at maximum connected load.
NICET FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS LEVEL 1 STUDY
GUIDE 2026 | NFPA 72 (2022) & NEC (2020) ALIGNED |
200+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS
The two types of electrical current used are ________ current and __________ current.
AC/DC
PLFA cables shall be installed in metal raceways or rigid nonmetallic conduit where
passing through a floor or wall to a height of ________ above the floor.
NEC Art. 760.130(B)(2)
7'ft
A room measures 60'ft long by 60'ft wide and has a smooth flat ceiling 10'ft high. A spot-
type heat detector with a listed spacing of 30'ft was selected to be installed. According to
NFPA 72, what is the minimum number of detectors required?
x 60/30 =
4
According to NFPA 72, line-type heat detectors shall be located on the ceiling or on the
sidewalls not more than __________.
NFPA 72 - 17.6.3.1.3.2
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20" from the ceiling
A parallel circuit has a total circuit current of 2 amps. What is the applied circuit voltage if
total resistance is 6 Ohms?
E=IxR
12 volts
Stairways having ________ or more risers shall be equipped with at least one handrail.
OSHA 1926.1052(c)(1)
4
Battery chargers shall be tested ______.
NFPA 72 Table 14.4.3.2 - 9.(2)
Semi-annually
When the top edge of a stair rail system also serves as a handrail, the height of the top edge
shall be more than ______ nor less than ______ from the upper surface of the stair rail
system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of
the tread.
OSHA 1926.1052.(c)(7)
37"inches & 36"inches
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What is the maximum amount of 12 AWG THHN conductors that can be installed in 3/4"
EMT?
NEC Annec C - Table C.1 for EMT (THHN)
16
Branch circuits shall have an allowable ampacity of __________.
NEC Art. 210.19(A)(1)
not less than 100% of the non-continuous load and 125% of the continuous load.
Maintenance of household fire alarm systems shall be conducted _____________.
NFPA 72 14.4.6.2
per manufacturer's instructions
If guards are used to protect a notification appliance such as a strobe light, it shall
_____________.
NFPA 72 18.3.4.2
be listed to be used with the appliance
The alarm audible signal pattern used to notify building occupants of the need to evacuate
shall be the standard alarm evacuation signal consisting of a(n) _____________.
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NFPA 72 18.4.2.1
three-pulse temporal pattern.
Aerial lifts may be "field modified" for uses other than those intended by the manufacturer
provided the modification has been _______________.
OSHA 1926.453(a)(2)
certified in writing by the manufacturer.
In every building or structure exits shall be so arranged and maintained as to provide free
and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure ______________.
OSHA 1926.34(a)
at all times when it is occupied
All fire alarm systems shall be tested free of ___________.
NFPA 72 - 12.2.4.1
grounds
The secondary power supply for in-building mass notification systems shall be capable of
operating the system for a minimum of ________ and shall be capable of operating the
system during emergency condition for __________ at maximum connected load.
