The NTC Red Book, NICET Fire Alarm Certification Study Guide, is designed to prepare the reader for NICET Certification in Fire Alarm Systems (FAS) or Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems (ITFAS). The NTC Red Book covers the requirements for both areas of...
The word “listed” appears throughout NFPA 72 and is a term we use regularly in our discussions about fire alarm systems. “Listed” is a key term in fire alarm work that many fire alarm professionals do not fully understand. A discussion of the word “listed” in the...
The 2025 NTC Brown Book (Fire Alarm Systems Handbook) is NTC’s largest publication. At 682 pages, the 2025 NTC Brown Book is a hefty book loaded with a wealth of information about fire alarm systems. The 2025 NTC Brown Book is a necessary reference for every...
NFPA 72 specifies visible notification requirements in Chapter 18, which determine strobe intensity based on the room size and the location of the strobe(s). The Code provides separate tables for wall-mount and ceiling-mount strobes. However, the tables are all based...
The NTC Orange Book, Fire Alarm Code Handbook, is a quick reference guide to codes concerned with fire alarm requirements. The Orange Book, originally called “Chuck Notes” after the original author, Charles Aulner, has evolved over the years. The Orange...
Visible notification design uses prescriptive design. The location and placement of visible notification appliances are entirely dictated by NFPA 72, Chapter 18. While the code permits performance-based design options to be used with visible notification, most...
