NICET FA III question of the day · 27 October 2026

Today's NICET FA III practice question

Installation

The architect raises the lobby ceiling and changes it from flat to a sloped design late in construction. The fire alarm drawings still show the original smoke detector layout. What should the supervisor do?

Move every lobby detector to the highest point of the new sloped ceiling and note the change on the as-builtsIssue an RFI asking the designer to reassess the lobby layout for the new ceiling shape and heightKeep the original layout and ask the AHJ to accept it at the final inspectionKeep the original layout, since detector spacing is set on plan view and does not depend on ceiling shape

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Today's NICET FA III practice question

The architect raises the lobby ceiling and changes it from flat to a sloped design late in construction. The fire alarm drawings still show the original smoke detector layout. What should the supervisor do?

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