Denver Fire Alarm DENFA / FA2 On-Site Competent Person License
Practice for the DENFA / FA2 combined Denver Fire Alarm + On-Site Competent Person exam. CSA-administered, $230/attempt, 80% pass — the highest pass threshold and highest fee of any major fire alarm credential. Tested on NFPA 72 (2025), NFPA 70 (2020-2026), 2024 IFC, and the 2025 Denver Amendments.
About the Denver Fire Alarm + Fire Alarm On-Site Competent Person (DENFA / FA2)
Granted by Denver Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division (administered via Compliance Services & Assessments)
Required for any installer, technician, or inspector working on fire alarm and life-safety systems in Denver. NICET II shortcut was eliminated — DENFA/FA2 is now required regardless of NICET status.
Eligibility Requirements
No formal experience prerequisite; CSA expects working knowledge.
What's Included
Every plan gets the same full-access study library.
What the DENFA / FA2 exam covers
Combined Denver Fire Alarm + Fire Alarm On-Site Competent Person assessment. NFPA 72 (2025) is the primary reference; 2025 Denver Amendments overlay coming in a follow-up release.
- ✓Notification (NFPA 72 Ch. 18) and detection (NFPA 72 Ch. 17)
- ✓Spacing, mounting, and placement of devices
- ✓Circuits, voltage drop, wire resistance and sizing
- ✓Acoustic levels and loss calculations
- ✓Survivability and circuit performance
- ✓OSHA LOTO and panel clearance requirements
- ✓NEC (NFPA 70) Article 760 — power-limited fire alarm circuits
- ✓2024 International Fire Code Chapter 9
- ✓2025 Denver Amendments to the Building and Fire Code (coming soon)
Scheduling & Fees
Where to take it
- Administered by
- Compliance Services & Assessments (CSA)
- Retake policy
- Full fee per attempt; new request required for each retake.
Fees
- DENFA / FA2 combined exam
- $230 per attempt
Keeping Your Certification Active
Renewal requirements
- Cycle
- 3 years (full re-take of current exam required)
Reciprocity
Recent FA2 pass from outside Denver can be carried into a Denver registration. NICET alone is NOT a substitute for DENFA/FA2.
Sources: Denver Fire Safety Systems Licensing · CSA Denver Exam Page
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