What's on the ICC FK Kitchen Suppression Exam? All 7 Domains
Eighty questions on wet chemical systems over commercial cooking equipment, and nearly a third of them are maintenance and recharge work.
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What's on the ICC FK Kitchen Suppression Exam? All 7 Domains
The format
| Questions | 80 |
| Time | 2 hours |
| Book policy | Open - you bring your own references |
| Delivery | ICC PRONTO remote proctoring, or a Pearson VUE test centre |
The seven domains, by weight
| Domain | Weight | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance and Recharge | 32% | NFPA 17A |
| General Component Requirements | 25% | NFPA 17A |
| Installations | 13% | NFPA 17A, NFPA 96 |
| Hazard Identification | 10% | NFPA 96 |
| Hoods and Exhaust Systems | 10% | NFPA 96 |
| Administration and Records | 6% | NFPA 17A, NFPA 96 |
| Inspection | 4% | NFPA 17A |
Nearly a third is service work
Maintenance and recharge is 32%, the single largest domain, and it sits almost entirely in NFPA 17A's inspection, maintenance and recharge chapter. Add general component requirements at 25% and 57% of the exam is the system itself: nozzles, detectors, actuators, cylinders, and what you do to them semi-annually.
Only two standards, and they split cleanly
FK lists NFPA 17A, covering wet chemical extinguishing systems, and NFPA 96, covering ventilation control and fire protection of commercial cooking operations. The split is clean: 17A is the suppression system, 96 is the hood, duct and appliance environment it protects. Roughly 70/30 by weight in 17A's favour.
Inspection is 4%
The smallest domain on the paper. Do not confuse it with maintenance. In NFPA 17A terms, inspection is the quick visual check, while the semi-annual maintenance is the detailed one. The exam weights them 4% and 32% respectively.
Where to start
Work the heaviest domain first and check yourself against the weighting, not against how interesting the material is. The published percentages are the closest thing to an answer key you get before exam day.
Our free 10-question practice test draws from the same weighted pool, so the mix you see is the mix the exam uses.
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