ICC Fire Plans Examiner (F3)
Practice for the ICC® Fire Plans Examiner exam the way it is actually scored — open book, on the clock, against the 2021 code cycle.
About the Fire Plans Examiner (F3)
Granted by International Code Council (ICC®)
Reviews construction documents for compliance with fire and building codes, covering fire protection systems, egress, construction type and hazardous materials.
Eligibility Requirements
Open book — you bring your own references. Renewal requires 1.5 CEU (15 contact hours) per 3-year cycle.
What's Included
Every plan gets the same full-access study library.
Scheduling & Fees
Where to take it
- Administered by
- ICC via Pearson VUE test centres or PRONTO remote proctoring
Fees
- Exam fee (ICC member)
- $255
- Exam fee (non-member)
- $320
- Renewal, 3-year cycle (member)
- $105
- Renewal, 3-year cycle (non-member)
- $130
Keeping Your Certification Active
Renewal requirements
- Cycle
- 3 years
- Continuing education
- 15 hours
Frequently Asked Questions
No — this is independent study material that prepares you for the official ICC certification exam. You still sit the real exam through ICC and its testing partners. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Code Council.
Some ICC exams are split into 2021 and 2024 code-cycle forms, and if yours is, you choose your cycle when you register. Our questions follow the 2021 cycle where a cycle applies. Check your exam registration for the code year (or confirm it is a "No Code Year" exam) before you start studying.
Because the difficulty is finding and applying the right provision quickly, not recalling it. For I-Code-based exams, ICC also gives you a clean digital codebook at the exam with none of your own notes, bookmarks or tabs carried over, so speed of navigation is the skill that actually gets tested. Check your exam registration to see which references — and reference format — apply to your exam.
No. You bring your own references, and you should study from the same editions ICC lists for your exam and code cycle. Our questions cite the exact section so you can practise locating it in your own copy.
We revise the pool whenever ICC changes an exam reference list or the underlying codes are updated, so your practice stays aligned with the cycle you registered for.
Related reading
ICC F3 Exam Day: Open-Book Rules, Timing, and the Edition Trap
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ICC F3 Fire Plans Examiner: Requirements, Cost, and How to Apply
There is no experience requirement for the ICC F3 — anyone may sit it. What the credential authorises, what it costs, and the three-year renewal cycle.
What's on the ICC F3 Fire Plans Examiner Exam? All 5 Domains
Sixty open-book questions across five weighted domains, and more than a third of the paper sits in a single one. The full published weighting.
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