Certification Preparation
Preparation for NICET Fire Alarm Systems certification, followed through Bramwell Fire Protection's Charlotte crew as a technician works toward Level II: the NICET levels, experience and recertification, how the exams work and how to study with retrieval and spaced review, fire science, codes and system types, devices, electrical calculations, panels and circuits, NFPA 72 installation requirements, inspection, testing and maintenance, voice and mass notification, acceptance testing and integrated testing to NFPA 4, practical skills and performance measures, and a full practice exam with an error log and a career plan.
FAT-340 12 lessons · 3 h 58 min ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Fire Alarm Systems
This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.
What you'll learn
- Describe the NICET Fire Alarm Systems levels and the state, contract and manufacturer requirements that go with them
- Build a study plan from the exam's weights and use retrieval, spaced review and pacing to prepare
- Answer questions on fire science, the codes that require fire alarm systems and the main system types
- Apply the spacing, mounting, audibility and visual signaling rules for initiating devices and notification appliances
- Work Ohm's law, voltage-drop and battery calculations with the correct setup
- Explain control unit functions, signal types, circuit classes and cause-and-effect testing
- Find and apply installation requirements in NFPA 72 and the building code
- Apply NFPA 72 Chapter 14 inspection, testing and maintenance frequencies, methods and records
- Answer questions on voice evacuation, intelligibility, two-way communication, mass notification and monitoring
- Explain acceptance testing, the record of completion and integrated testing to NFPA 4
- Carry out practical tasks with correct methods, measurements, fault-finding and records
- Use a practice exam and error log to target study, and plan a career and continuing education
Course content
12 lessons · 3 h 58 min total · final exam
- 1 Certification paths: NICET Fire Alarm Systems levels 20 min · quiz
- 2 How the exams work and how to study 20 min · quiz
- 3 Fire science, codes and system types review 20 min · quiz
- 4 Initiating and notification devices review 19 min · quiz
- 5 Electrical theory and calculations review 21 min · quiz
- 6 Control panels and circuits review 18 min · quiz
- 7 Installation requirements review (NFPA 72) 19 min · quiz
- 8 Inspection, testing and maintenance review (NFPA 72) 20 min · quiz
- 9 Voice, mass notification and integration review 19 min · quiz
- 10 Acceptance testing and commissioning review 22 min · quiz
- 11 Practical skills and job-site assessment 20 min · quiz
- 12 Capstone: a full practice exam and a career plan 20 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Preparation for NICET Fire Alarm Systems certification, followed through Bramwell Fire Protection's Charlotte crew as a technician works toward Level II: the NICET levels, experience and recertification, how the exams work and how to study with retrieval and spaced review, fire science, codes and system types, devices, electrical calculations, panels and circuits, NFPA 72 installation requirements, inspection, testing and maintenance, voice and mass notification, acceptance testing and integrated testing to NFPA 4, practical skills and performance measures, and a full practice exam with an error log and a career plan.