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Paths · Exam prep

Sprinkler Fitter to NICET

Fire sprinkler careers run on two rails: the fitting itself, and the NICET certifications that inspections, layout work and many state licenses require. This path covers the systems and how they are installed, the inspection, testing and maintenance regime NFPA 25 defines, and then the credential landscape: the two NICET water-based tracks, apprenticeship, and the licensing patterns states use.

21 steps

Goal credential: NICET Water-Based Systems (Layout / ITM)

The systems

  1. 1Sprinkler System Types: Wet, Dry, Preaction, Deluge
  2. 2Sprinkler Heads and Response
  3. 3Sprinkler Piping Installation
  4. 4Hydraulic Calculations
  5. 5Standpipes and Fire Pumps
  6. 6NFPA 13 Basics
  7. 7Sprinkler Fitter Jobsite Safety
  8. 8Underground Fire Mains
  9. 9Waterflow Switches and the Fire Alarm Boundary
  10. 10Special Hazards Suppression Systems

Inspection, testing, maintenance

  1. 11NFPA 25: Inspection, Testing and Maintenance
  2. 12ITM Frequencies and Documentation
  3. 13Impairment Procedures
  4. 14Main Drain and Waterflow Tests

The career and credential ladder

  1. 15The Sprinklerfitter Apprenticeship
  2. 16NICET Water-Based Certification (Levels I-IV, 3-year recert)
  3. 17Fire Protection Licensing by State
  4. 18Becoming a Sprinkler Contractor
  5. 19NICET Inspection and Testing Certification (Levels I-III)
  6. 20NICET Special Hazards Certification (Levels I-IV)
  7. 21Texas Fire Sprinkler Licensing (SCR and RME)