ICC Fire Inspector II (67): Requirements, Cost, and How to Apply
Exam 67 is the only ICC fire inspector credential with a prerequisite. What Fire Inspector II requires, how it differs from 66, what it costs, and how renewal works.
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ICC Fire Inspector II (67): Requirements, Cost, and How to Apply
The ICC Fire Inspector II certification — exam code 67 — is the senior code-enforcement inspection credential in ICC's fire inspector pair, and the only one of the two with a prerequisite.
You need a current Fire Inspector I
Exam 67 requires a current ICC Fire Inspector I (66) certification. Not a lapsed one, and not an equivalent from another body.
This is the only prerequisite in the pair, and it makes the sequencing decision for you: 66 first, then 67. There is no route that skips it.
Everything else about eligibility is the same as 66 — ICC publishes no experience requirement, no education requirement and no documented hours. Hold a current 66 and pass the exam, and you hold Fire Inspector II.
It is not simply a harder Fire Inspector I
This is the part worth understanding before you plan your study, because the obvious assumption is wrong.
Exam 67 tests the same four domains as 66, against the same two code books — the 2021 IBC and the 2021 IFC. What changes is the weighting, and it changes substantially:
| Domain | 66 | 67 | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Provisions for Fire Safety | 48% | 36% | −12 |
| Occupancies | 17% | 22% | +5 |
| Regulated Materials and Processes | 17% | 22% | +5 |
| General Inspection Administration | 18% | 20% | +2 |
Fire Inspector I is dominated by one domain — nearly half the exam is general fire safety provisions. Fire Inspector II spreads out. Egress and construction still carry the most marks, but occupancy classification and hazardous materials each rise by five points, and administration ticks up.
So the honest description of 67 is not "more of the same, harder." It is a redistribution toward occupancy classification and regulated materials, with a heavier administrative component. If those were the areas you skimmed for 66 because they were only 17%, they are now 44% of the exam between them.
We break both weightings down side by side here.
The books are the same
| Reference | Edition |
|---|---|
| International Building Code | 2021 |
| International Fire Code | 2021 |
| Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, IFSTA | 9th Edition |
Identical to exam 66. If you took 66 recently, you already own everything and your tabs are already in the right places.
That is the strongest practical argument for taking 67 soon after 66 rather than leaving it a year: no new books, no re-tabbing, and the IBC/IFC navigation skill you built is perishable.
There is an unresolved question about whether the IFSTA manual may be carried into the exam room — covered in the exam-day article, and worth resolving before you book.
What it costs
ICC's own reporting puts its certification exams at $199, with a member discount. Confirm the live figure for exam 67 on its page in the ICC Exam Catalog before registering.
Because the references are shared with 66, the marginal cost of adding Fire Inspector II is close to the exam fee alone.
How to apply
- Sign in to myICC and confirm your Fire Inspector I certification is current.
- Find exam 67 in the Exam Catalog and confirm the approved references and editions.
- Purchase the exam.
- Schedule through ICC PRONTO remote proctoring or a Pearson VUE test centre.
The prerequisite is checked against your record, so a lapsed 66 will stop you at registration rather than at the test centre. If your 66 is close to expiry, renew it first.
If you do not pass
Six attempts within a six-month period, with the fee payable each time. Use all six and you wait six months from your first attempt before registering again.
Renewal
Three-year cycle through myICC, on CEUs — and this is where holding both certifications pays:
| Certifications renewed | CEUs required | From ICC or a Preferred Provider |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| 2–5 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 6–10 | 9.0 | 4.5 |
Holding 66 alone requires 3.0 CEUs. Holding 66 and 67 requires 6.0 CEUs total — not 3.0 each. The second certification adds 3.0 CEUs to your cycle, and a third or fourth adds nothing further until you reach six.
At least half must come from ICC training or an ICC Preferred Provider, and ICC audits renewals monthly.
Keep both current. Letting 66 lapse does not just cost you that certification — it removes the prerequisite underneath 67.
Where to start
If you have just passed 66, start with occupancies and regulated materials. Those are the two domains that move, and between them they are 44% of exam 67 against 34% of exam 66.
Our free 10-question practice test draws from the Fire Inspector II pool, weighted the way the real exam is.
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