NICET FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS LEVEL 1 FINAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ 75 ft. Answer: For a Class D fire hazard, the maximum travel
distance is _______ ft?
◉ 30 ft. Answer: For a Class K fire hazard, the maximum travel
distance is _______ ft?
◉ 32 deg. Answer: Smoke detectors shall not be installed if the temp
is below _______ deg F?
◉ 100 deg. Answer: Smoke detectors shall not be installed if the
temp is above _______ deg F?
◉ 93%. Answer: Smoke detectors shall not be installed if the relative
humidity is above ____________%?
◉ 300 ft/min. Answer: Smoke detectors shall not be installed if the
air velocity is greater than _______________ ft/min?
,◉ The Visible Appliance. Answer: If combination audible/visible
appliances are installed, the location of the installed appliance shall
be determined by the requirements of _______________ ?
◉ 150 Ohms. Answer: Two resistors are connected in parallel. R1 =
300 Ohms, R2 = 300 Ohms. What is their equivalent resistance?
◉ 50 Ohms. Answer: Six resistors are connected in parallel. R1 = 300
Ohms, R2 = 300 Ohms, etc. What is their equivalent resistance?
◉ 12. Answer: A room is 200-feet long and 150-feet wide w/ 8 foot
high ceilings. A spot-type heat detector is being used with a 50-foot
max spacing rating. According to NFPA 72, how many detectors will
be needed to protect this room?
◉ c. Answer: Fire-warning equipment to be installed in residential
occupancies shall produce the audible emergency evacuation signal
described in ________________?
a. NFPA 101
b. NFPA 70
c. ANSI S3.41
d. OSHA
,◉ Two detectors or more on each initiating device circuit. Answer:
According to the NFPA 72, the minimum number of restorable fixed-
temperature spot-type heat detectors that must be tested during
each annual test is____________?
◉ 6. Answer: Number of heat detectors in a 80 x 55 foot space, 10
foot ceiling if heat detector is listed for a max spacing of 30 feet?
◉ White. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-
type heat detector rated at 200 deg F?
◉ Uncolored. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a
spot-type heat detector rated at 100 deg F?
◉ Uncolored. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a
spot-type heat detector rated at 150 deg F?
◉ Blue. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-type
heat detector rated at 250 deg F?
◉ Blue. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-type
heat detector rated at 300 deg F?
, ◉ Red. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-type
heat detector rated at 350 deg F?
◉ Green. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-
type heat detector rated at 400 deg F?
◉ Green. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-
type heat detector rated at 450 deg F?
◉ Orange. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-
type heat detector rated over 500 deg F?
◉ 10 years from manufacture. Answer: Single and multiple-station
smoke alarms installed in one and two-family homes shall be
replaced every _________________ years from
(installation/manufacture?)
◉ 3 inches. Answer: When testing a water level supervisory switch
serving a pressure tank, a signal shall indicate if the water level rises
or falls ___________ inches from the required level.
◉ False. Answer: True or False: Fire alarm cables are permitted to be
strapped to conduit to support the cable?
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ 75 ft. Answer: For a Class D fire hazard, the maximum travel
distance is _______ ft?
◉ 30 ft. Answer: For a Class K fire hazard, the maximum travel
distance is _______ ft?
◉ 32 deg. Answer: Smoke detectors shall not be installed if the temp
is below _______ deg F?
◉ 100 deg. Answer: Smoke detectors shall not be installed if the
temp is above _______ deg F?
◉ 93%. Answer: Smoke detectors shall not be installed if the relative
humidity is above ____________%?
◉ 300 ft/min. Answer: Smoke detectors shall not be installed if the
air velocity is greater than _______________ ft/min?
,◉ The Visible Appliance. Answer: If combination audible/visible
appliances are installed, the location of the installed appliance shall
be determined by the requirements of _______________ ?
◉ 150 Ohms. Answer: Two resistors are connected in parallel. R1 =
300 Ohms, R2 = 300 Ohms. What is their equivalent resistance?
◉ 50 Ohms. Answer: Six resistors are connected in parallel. R1 = 300
Ohms, R2 = 300 Ohms, etc. What is their equivalent resistance?
◉ 12. Answer: A room is 200-feet long and 150-feet wide w/ 8 foot
high ceilings. A spot-type heat detector is being used with a 50-foot
max spacing rating. According to NFPA 72, how many detectors will
be needed to protect this room?
◉ c. Answer: Fire-warning equipment to be installed in residential
occupancies shall produce the audible emergency evacuation signal
described in ________________?
a. NFPA 101
b. NFPA 70
c. ANSI S3.41
d. OSHA
,◉ Two detectors or more on each initiating device circuit. Answer:
According to the NFPA 72, the minimum number of restorable fixed-
temperature spot-type heat detectors that must be tested during
each annual test is____________?
◉ 6. Answer: Number of heat detectors in a 80 x 55 foot space, 10
foot ceiling if heat detector is listed for a max spacing of 30 feet?
◉ White. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-
type heat detector rated at 200 deg F?
◉ Uncolored. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a
spot-type heat detector rated at 100 deg F?
◉ Uncolored. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a
spot-type heat detector rated at 150 deg F?
◉ Blue. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-type
heat detector rated at 250 deg F?
◉ Blue. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-type
heat detector rated at 300 deg F?
, ◉ Red. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-type
heat detector rated at 350 deg F?
◉ Green. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-
type heat detector rated at 400 deg F?
◉ Green. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-
type heat detector rated at 450 deg F?
◉ Orange. Answer: What is the color code requirement for a spot-
type heat detector rated over 500 deg F?
◉ 10 years from manufacture. Answer: Single and multiple-station
smoke alarms installed in one and two-family homes shall be
replaced every _________________ years from
(installation/manufacture?)
◉ 3 inches. Answer: When testing a water level supervisory switch
serving a pressure tank, a signal shall indicate if the water level rises
or falls ___________ inches from the required level.
◉ False. Answer: True or False: Fire alarm cables are permitted to be
strapped to conduit to support the cable?
