NICET Testing & Study Guide Answers

These are the answers and references for the questions in the NTC NICET Testing and
Study Guide. All NICET Work Elements for Level 1 & 2 are represented here. Please
review the answers and the references which are listed. Frequently answers can be found
in multiple references, so keep this in mind. Additionally, we have taken every effort to
be accurate. If you find inaccuracies please feel free to contact us for clarification.

The recommended references for taking the NICET Exam are as follows:
1. NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code
2. NTC Red Book, NICET Testing and Study Guide
3. NTC Orange Book, Chuck Notes to the Fire Alarm Codes
4. NTC Brown Book, Fire Alarm System Design and Installation
5. NFPA 101 Life Safety Code
6. NFPA70 National Electrical Code
7. Ugly’s Electrical Reference
8. Metric conversions calculator www.calculatorsource.com
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31001 1 e NFPA 72, page 25, 4.4.1.5.3 31008 1 c NTC Red Book, page 33
2 b 72, page 79, 9.4.3.2.1(2) 2 c NTC Red Book, page 33
3 d NFPA 72, page 21, 3.3.131 3 c NTC Red Book, page 33
4 d NFPA 72, page 19, 3.3.88 4 d NTC Red Book, page 33
5 d NFPA 72, page 36 5 d NTC Red Book, page 33

31002 1 d NFPA 101, page 23, 1.2.1 31009 1 a NTC Red Book, page 35
2 c NFPA 72, page 14, Chapter 2 2 d NFPA 72, A.5.7.5.2
3 a NFPA 72, page 14, Chapter 2 3 d NFPA 72, 5.7.3.8 (3)
4 c NFPA 72, page 14, Chapter 2 4 d NFPA 72, 5.4.2
5 d NFPA 72, page 205, Annex E 5 d NFPA 72, 6.15.3.6, 7

31003 1 c NFPA 70, page 105, 250.52(5) 31010 1 b NTC Red Book, page 37
2 a NFPA 70, page 580, 760.52(b)(1) 2 a NTC Red Book, page 37
3 c NFPA 70, page 575, 760 3 b NTC Red Book, page 37
4 b NFPA 70, page 71, 225.18(2) 4 c NTC Red Book, page 37
5 b NFPA 70, page 165, 314.16a 5 c NTC Red Book, page 37

31004 1 b NFPA 72, page 37, table 5.6.5.5.1 31011 1 d NTC Red Book, page 39
2 c NFPA 72, page 36 2 d NTC Red Book, page 39
3 a 72, page 43-44, 5.14.6.5.1.1 3 c NTC Red Book, page 39
4 b NFPA 72 , page 38, 5.7.2.2 4 b NTC Red Book, page 39
5 d NFPA 72, page 39, 5.7.3.3.8(3) 5 b NTC Red Book, page 39

31005 1 b NFPA 72, page 98, table 10.4.3 32001 1 c NTC Brown Book, page 9
2 a NFPA 72, page 87, table 10.3.1 2 a NTC Brown Book, page 314
3 b NFPA 72, page 99, table 10.4.3 3 d NTC Brown Book, page 10
4 c NFPA 72, page 90, table10.4.2.2 4 b NTC Brown Book, page 14
5 c NFPA 72, page 99, 10.4.3 5 c NTC Red Book, page 41

31006 1 a NTC Red Book, page 29 32003 1 c NTC Red Book, page 43
2 b NTC Red Book, page 29 2 a NTC Red Book, page 43
3 c NTC Brown Book, Appendix B 3 a NTC Red Book, page 43
4 b NTC Red Book, page 43
5 d NTC Red Book, page 43

31007 1 c Blueprint reading page 14 32004 1 a NFPA 72, page 105-106, 11.5.1.1
2 a Blueprint reading page 63 2 b NFPA 72, page 15, 2.3.1
3 b NFPA 72, page 39, 5.7.5.3.2 3 c NFPA 72, page 117, 11.7.8.1.2
4 b NFPA 72, page 38, 5.7.3.2.3(a) 4 a NFPA 72, page 115, 11.6.2 (2)
5 b NFPA 72, page 121, a.5.6.5.1 5 c NFPA 72, page 114, chapter 11
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32005 1 b OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 33006 1 a 72, page 122, table A.5.7.1.8
2 c OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 2 d 72, Annex B, pages 196-198
3 d OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 3 b NFPA 72, page 41, 5.7.2.1
4 a OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 4 b 72, page 196, Figure A.5.6.5.1(g)
5 d OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 5 d NFPA 72, page 44, 5.8.3.2.1

32006 1 c Red Cross First Aid Book 33007 1 a 72, page 37, table 5.6.5.5.1
2 a Red Cross First Aid Book 2 a NFPA 72, page 38, 5.7.3.2.4
3 d Red Cross First Aid Book 3 d NFPA 72, page 15, 3.3.22.2
4 d Red Cross First Aid Book 4 c NFPA 72, page 37, 5.6.5.4.3
5 b Red Cross First Aid Book 5 b NFPA 72, page 37, 5.6.5.4.1

33001 1 d NFPA 170 page 18 33008 1 e NFPA 70, page 556, 700.9(d) (1)
2 d NFPA 170 page 19 2 b NFPA 72, page 25, 4.4.1.5.3
3 a NFPA 170 page 19 3 d NFPA 70, page561, 701.11
4 c NFPA 170 page 19 4 b NFPA 72, page 87, 9.5.1.5.1(2)
5 b NFPA 170 page 19 5 c NTC Red Book, pae 65

33002 1 a NFPA 72, page 36, 5.5.2.4.1 33009 1 c NFPA 72, page 30, 4.5.2.1
2 b NFPA 72, page 38, 5.7.3.2.3 2 d NFPA 72, 92, tbl 10.4.2.2, 13(d)1
3 b NFPA 72, page 58, 7.5.4.1.2 3 b NFPA 72, page 88, 10.4.3.2.3
4 b NFPA 72, page 49, 6.8.5.1.2 4 a NFPA 72, page 99, table 10.4.3
5 d NFPA 72, page 50, 6.8.6.1 5 a NFPA 72, Table 10.4.3.4

33003 1 d NFPA 70, page 578, 760.31 33010 1 d NTC Red Book, page 69
2 d NFPA 70, page 569, 725.51 2 d NTC Red Book, page 69
3 a NFPA 70, page 581, 760.55(g) 3 c NTC Red Book, page 69
4 d NFPA 70, page 581, 760.55(F) 4 c NTC Red Book, page 69
5 c NFPA 70, page 585, table 770.50 5 a NTC Red Book, page 69

33004 1 d NFPA 72, page 72, 8.5.3.3.3.2 33011 1 c NTC Red Book, page 71
2 b NFPA 72 , page 81, 9.5.1.8.1 2 b NTC Red Book, page 71
3 c NFPA 72, page 18, 3.3.67.1 3 d NTC Red Book, page 71
4 b NFPA 72, page 148, A.8.5.1 4 a NTC Red Book, page 71
5 d NFPA 72, page 21, 3.3.131 5 b NTC Red Book, page 71

33005 1 a NFPA 72, page 19, 3.3.88.5 33012 1 a NTC Red Book, page 73
2 c NFPA 72, page 53, 6.14.3 2 c NTC Red Book, page 73
3 d NFPA 72, page 42, 5.13.1.2 3 b NTC Red Book, page 73
4 a NFPA 72, page 54, 6.15.2.4 4 b NTC Red Book, page 73
5 d NFPA 72, page 28, 4.4.7.1 5 a NTC Red Book, page 73
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33013 1 c NTC Red Book, page 75 33020 1 d NFPA 72, page 62, 8.2.7.2.1
2 a NTC Red Book, page 75 2 d NFPA 72, page 61, 8.2.3
3 c NFPA 101, page 160, 18.3.4.1 3 d NFPA 72, page 62, 8.2.7.5.1
4 d NTC Red Book, page 75 4 b NFPA 72, page 25, 4.4.1.5.3
5 b NTC Red Book, page 75 5 a NFPA 72, page 46, 6.8.1.1

33014 1 c NTC Red Book, page 77 33021 1 d NFPA 72, page 41, 5.12.7
2 c NTC Brown Book, page 286 2 c NFPA 72, page 41, 5.12.2
3 c NTC Brown Book, page 286 3 a NFPA 72, page 41, 5.12.4
4 d NTC Red Book, page 77 4 b NFPA 72, page 41, 5.12.8
5 a NTC Brown Book, page 284 5 c NFPA 101, page 132, 15.3.4.2.1

NFPA 72, page 36, table

33015 1 b NTC Red Book, page 79 33022 1 d 5.6.2.1.1
2 a NTC Brown Book, page 293 2 b NTC Brown Book, page 72
3 a NTC Red Book, page 79 3 a NFPA 72, page 112, A.3.3.43.15
4 d NTC Red Book, page 79 4 c NFPA 72, page 36, 5.6.3.2.2
5 d NFPA 72, page 54, 6.15.3.6 5 a NFPA 72, page 118, A.5.6.5.1

33016 1 d NPFA 72, pg 16, 3.3.8 33023 1 b NFPA 72, 5.7.3.3.8(3)

2 a NFPA 72, pg 53, 6.8.5.4.2 2 d NFPA 72, 5.7.1.11
3 a NPFA 72, pg 26, 4.4.1.2.6 3 d NTC Chuck Notes, page 31
4 a NFPA 72, pg, 50, 6.5 4 c NFPA 72, 5.7.2.2
5 c 5 a NFPA 72, 5.7.3.2.4.(B)(1)

33017 1 c NFPA 72, pg 85, 9.4.3.2.2.1 33024 1 a NFPA 72, page 126, A.5.8.1
2 c NFPA 72, pg 85, 9.4.3.2.2.2 2 d NFPA 72, page 41, 5.8.3.3.3
3 a NFPA 72, pg 87, 9.5 3 b NFPA 72, page 40, 5.8.3.1.1
4 a NFPA 72, pg91, 9.7.1.4 4 d NFPA 72, page 40, 5.8.2.2
5 b NFPA 72, pg 88, 9.5.3.1.1.6 5 d NFPA 72, page 40, 5.8.3.2.1

33018 1 d NFPA 72, pg 72, 8.5.3.4 33025 1 c NFPA 72, page 41, 5.10.3
2 a NFPA72, pg 26, 4.4.1.2.6 2 a NFPA 72, page 13, chapter 2
3 c NFPA 72, pg 72, 8.5.3.4 3 d NFPA 72, page 42, 5.13.2.2
4 c NFPA 72, pg 75, 8.6.3.2.1.4 4 b NFPA 72, page 42, 5.13.1.2
5 d NFPA 72, pg 75, 8.6.3.2.2.1 5 b NFPA 72, page 42, 5.13.3.2

33019 1 c NFPA 72, page 69, 8.4.3.4.3 33026 1 d NFPA 72, page 57, 7.3.2.1
2 c NFPA 72, page 70, 8.4.5.6.1 2 c NFPA 72, page 58, 7.5.2.4
3 d NFPA 72, pg 70, 8.4.4.4 3 a NFPA 72, 7.4.3.1, page 57
4 c NFPA 72, pg 70, 8.4.4.6.2 4 d NFPA 72, page 60, 7.8.1.1
5 d NFPA 72, pg 71, 8.4.5.6.3 5 d NFPA 72, page 137, table A.7.4.2
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33027 1 d 72, page 71, table 8.5.3.2.2.2 34007 1 c 72, pg 49, 6.8.4.6
2 a NFPA 72, page 76, 8.5.4.6 2 d 72, 48, 6.8.4.5
3 a NFPA 72, page 46, table 6.5 3 d 72, 48, 6.8.4.4
4 a NFPA 72, page 69, 8.5.3.2.1.4 4 a 72, 48, 6.8.4.5
5 b NFPA 72, page 70, 8.5.3.2.2.1 5 c 72, 49, 6.8.4.6

34001 1 d NFPA 72, page 52, 6.9.9.7

2 d NFPA 72, page 51, 6.9.4.5
3 b NFPA 72, page 55, 6.9.9.14
4 d NFPA 72, page 52,6.9.7.2
5 a NFPA 72, page 52, 6.9.6.2

34002 1 d NFPA 72, page 46, table 6.5

2 a NFPA 72, page 6.8.5.8.3
3 b NFPA 72, page 49, 6.8.5.5.1
4 a NFPA 72 page 47, table 6.7
5 d NFPA 72, page 53, 6.13

34003 1 a NPFPA 101, 12.3.4.3

2 d NFPQ 72, 5.5.2.1
3 c NFPA72, page 62, 7.4.3.2
4 b NFPA 72, page 14, 1.1.1
5 d NTC Brown Book, Chap 5

34004 1 c NFPA 72, page 86, 10.2.1.2(b)

2 d NFPA 72, page 88, 10.4.1.2
3 b NFPA 72, page 86, 10.2.2.1
4 c NFPA 72, page 86, 10.2.2.1
5 a NFPA 72, page 99, Table 10.4.3

34005 1 d NFPA 70, 566-567, 725.2, 725.21

2 b NFPA 70, page 582, fig 725.61
3 c NFPA 70, page 658, table C8
NFPA 70, page 166, table
4 b 314.16a
5 b NFPA 70, page 577, 760.27(b)

34006 1 a NFPA 72, page 52, 6.9.5.6

2 c NFPA 72, page 137, table A.7.4.2
3 a NFPA 72, page 57, 7.4.3.1
4 c NFPA 72, page 57, 7.4.1.1
5 b NFPA 72, page 50, 6.8.6.4.1
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35001 1 a 72, table 5.7.5.3.3 pg 40 35008 1 d 72, pg 57, 7.3.2.1

2 c 72, table 5.6.5.5.1 pg 37 2 d 72, 7.5.2.4, pg 58
3 a 101, 32.3.3.4.8 pg 234 3 a 72, A.7.4.2.1, pg 138
4 e 72, A.5.7.1.8 pg 122 4 d 72, 7.8.1.1, pg 60
5 c 72, A.5.6.5.1(g) 5 c 72, a.7.4.2, pg 137

35002 1 d 72, table 7.5.4.1.1(a) pg 59 35009 1 a Brown Book pg 305

2 b Brown Book, pg 14 2 d Brown Book pg 307
3 c 72, 3.3.24 pg 15 3 b Brown Book pg 308
4 d 101, 9.6.2.7 pg 80 4 a Brown Book pg 128
5 b Brown Book, pg 14 5 c Brown Book pg 308

35003 1 c 72, 4.5.2.3 pg 30 35010 1 d 72, tbls 6.5, 6.7 pg 46-47

2 c 72, 4.5.2.3 pg 30 2 c 72, tbl 6.5, pg 46
3 d Brown Book pg 16 3 c 72, tbl 6.5, pg 46
4 a Brown Book pg 16 4 a 72, C.2.5, pg 198
5 a Brown Book pg 16 5 b 72, tbl 6.6.1, pg 47

35004 1 b Brown Book pg 346 35011 1 b 72, 3.3.37, 16

2 c Brown Book pg 346 2 a Chuck Notes pg 74
3 d Brown Brook pg 350 3 d Brown Book pg 327
4 a Brown Book pg 346
5 c Brown Book pg 352

35005 1 a 72, 6.15.2.2 pg 54 35012 1 a Brown Book

2 b 72, 6.15.3.6 pg 54 2 c Brown Book
3 d 72, 6.8.3.1 pg 48 3 d Green Book pg 141
4 b 72, 6.15.4.3 pg 55 4 b Green Book pg 141
5 a 72,6.15.3.10(1) pg 55 5 a Green Book pg 141

35006 1 d 72, 8.5.3.2.2.2 pg 71 35013 1 d 72, 6.4.2.1.1, pg 45

2 c 72, 8.5.4.6(a) pg 75 2 c 72, tbl 6.6.1 pg 47
3 a 72, tbl 6.5 pg 46 3 b Brown Book pg 202
4 a 72, 8.5.3.2.1.4(b)(2) pg 69 4 d Brown Book pg 199
5 b 72, 8.5.3.2.2.1(b) pg 70 5 d Brown Book pg 199

35007 1 c Ugly's pg 6 35014 1 a 72, 8.5.3.1.1a, pg 68

2 a Ugly's pg 65 2 b Brown Book pg 200
3 b Ugly's pg 28 3 c Brown Book pg 223
4 a Ugly's pg 3 4 c 72, 8.5.3.1.6.1, pg 68
5 a Ugly's pg 18 5 d Brown Book pg 203
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35015 1 d Green Book pg 147 37006 1 d 72, A.5.7.5.2, pg 122

2 b Brown Book pg 365 2 d 72, 6.11.8, pg 53
3 d Green Book pg 147 3 d 72, 6.8.5.5.2, pg 49
4 b 72, 6.8.5.9.2, pg 50 4 a 72, 6.11.6, pg 53
5 b Brown Book pg 362 5 a 72, A.6.8.5.7.3, pg 133

36001 1 c 72, 8.5.3.4.5, pg 73 37007 1 c Brown Book pg 326

2 d 72, 8.5.3.2.3.3, pg 71 2 a Brown Book pg 327
3 b 72, 8.5.3.2.1.3, pg 71 3 d Brown Book pgs 329-330
4 b 72, 8.5.3.3.2d, pg 71 4 d Brown Book pg 329
5 c 72, 8.5.3.5.2, pg 72 5 d Brown Book pg 333

36002 1 b 72, 6.16.1, pg 55 38001 1 c 72, 9.4.3.3.1, pg 74

2 b 72, 6.16.2, pg 55 2 c 72, 9.4.3.2.3, pg 79
3 a 72, 6.16.2.3 pg 56 3 b 72, 9.5.3.2, pg 82
4 b 72, 6.16.5, pg 56 4 d Brown Book pg 238
5 d 72, 11.6 5 b 72, 9.5.1.1.2, pg 80

37002 1 b 72, 5.7.1.8, pg 37 38002 1 c Green Book pg 167

2 c 70, 300.6, pg 127 2 a Green Book pg 167
3 b 72, A.5.7.1.8, pg 122 3 d Green Book pg 167
4 a 101, 22.3.4.4.1, pg 192 4 b Green Book pg 167
5 c 101, 23.3.4.1.2, pg 203 5 d Green Book pg 167

37003 1 b 72, 6.4.2.1.1(1), pg 45 38003 1 d Green Book pg 169

2 c 70, 760.30, pg 578 2 c Green Book pg 169
3 d 72, 6.8.4.5, pg 48 3 c Green Book pg 169
4 b 72, 6.9.7.2, pg 52 4 c Green Book pg 169
5 d 72, 6.15.2.4 5 b Green Book pg 169

37004 1 a 72, B.2.3.2.3.6, pg 169 38004 1 a Green Book pg 171

2 c 72, B.2.3.2.4.2, pg 169 2 c Green Book pg 171
3 c 72, B.2.3.2.6.2a, pg 173 3 a Green Book pg 171
4 d 72, B.3.2.5, pg 177 4 d Green Book pg 171
5 d 72, 5.7.5.3.3, pg 40 5 c Green Book pg 171

37005 1 c 72, 6.8.1.2, pg 46 38005 1 c 72, 5.14.2, pg 42

2 d 72, 6.8.5.4.3, pg 49 2 d 72, 5.14.5.2, pg 43
3 c 72, A.5.7.3.2.2, pg 124 3 b 72, 5.14.6.5.1.1
4 a 72, 5.7.1.11, pg 38 4 b 72, 6.15.6.4, pg 55
5 d 72, 10.4.2.2.13.2d, pg 92 5 b 72, 6.15.6.2, pg 55
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38006 1 c Brown Book pg 70

2 a Brown Book pg 70
3 d 72, B.3.2.5, pg 177
4 c 72, 5.6.5.5.1, pg 37
5 d 72, 3.3.24.4, pg 15

38007 1 a
2 b 72, A.5.7.1.8, pg 122
3 c 72, 5.7.3.3.8(3), pg 39
4 d 72, 5.7.3.8, pg 39
5 b 72, A.5.6.5.1g

38008 1 c Brown Book pg 85

2 d Brown Book pg 86-87
3 c Brown Book pg 87
4 d 72, 5.8.3.1, pgs 40-41
5 b 72, A.5.8.2(2), pg 127

38009 1 c Brown Book pg 200

2 c General Computer Texts
3 a Brown Book pg 200
4 d Brown Book pg 199
5 d Brown Book pg 200