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ICC/NAFED FE Fire Extinguisher Technician — The Course

Certified Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician: NFPA 10 (2026), topic by topic, and where to find every answer

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ICC/NAFED FE · NFPA 10 (2026)
12 modules70 lessonsAbout 6 hours249 quick-check questionsRead along
A study aid, not an accredited course. This is here to help you prepare. It is not an accredited or certified course. It does not replace a school, an official or accredited class, or training that a certifying body, employer or agency requires, and it does not earn a credential, license or card.

Where the official exam weight actually sits

Annual Maintenance · 25%Selection, Placement, and Installation · 20%Recordkeeping and Safety · 16%Hydrostatic Testing · 15%6-Year and Internal Maintenance · 10%Recharging · 10%Inspection · 4%

Topic weights per NAFED (updated January 2026). Exam: 100 questions, 2 hours, open book.

When you finish, you'll be able to

  • Know how the FE works, what to bring and how to find answers at 72 seconds a question
  • Select extinguishers by hazard, and place and mount them using the Chapter 6 tables
  • Run the monthly inspection, including electronic monitoring and the new performance-based option
  • Perform annual maintenance: external exam, integrity, fill, parts, gauges and tags
  • Work out internal examination, 6-year and hydrostatic test dates from Tables 7.3.3.1 and 8.3.1
  • Recharge correctly, and condemn and dispose of cylinders the 2026 way
  • Fill out every tag, label and collar, and know the 49 CFR rules that touch your work
How this course works · 1-minute read
Lessons are slides
Use Back / Next or the ← → arrow keys. The gold bar above each slide jumps to any slide, and marks the Quick Checks before you reach them.
Quick Checks
249 short questions sit inside the lessons. Pick an answer and the right one and the explanation appear straight away. They are practice — nothing is recorded.
Every answer has a source
Gold citation cards name the section and how to find it in your book. “Read the full text” opens our plain-language decode of that section.
Your place is saved
Sign in and the course remembers the slide you stopped on. A lesson is marked done when you press Mark lesson complete on its last slide — you can unmark it to study it again.
Then the practice exam
The last module hands you to the full timed practice exam, scored by domain so you can see where to study next. It is practice: the real exam is taken with its issuer.
0Module 0 · Free previewHow the FE Works4 lessons · about 20 min · Exam mechanics, books and tabs, editions, GeorgiaStart →
1Module 1Agents and Extinguisher Types7 lessons · about 35 min · Selection (20%) — Ch. 3, 4; 5.2Start →
2Module 2Selection6 lessons · about 30 min · Selection (20%) — Ch. 5Start →
3Module 3Placement and Installation7 lessons · about 40 min · Placement and Installation (20%) — Ch. 6Start →
4Module 4Monthly Inspection6 lessons · about 30 min · Inspection (4%) — 7.1, 7.2, 7.6Start →
5Module 5Annual Maintenance: the External Exam5 lessons · about 30 min · Annual Maintenance (25%) — 7.3Start →
6Module 6Annual Maintenance: Parts and Tags6 lessons · about 30 min · Annual Maintenance (25%) — 7.3.4, 7.9–7.11Start →
7Module 7Internal Examination and 6-Year Maintenance7 lessons · about 35 min · 6-Year and Internal Maintenance (10%) — Table 7.3.3.1; 7.3.6Start →
8Module 8Hydrostatic Testing and Condemning7 lessons · about 40 min · Hydrostatic Testing (15%) — Ch. 8; 49 CFR 180Start →
9Module 9Recharging7 lessons · about 35 min · Recharging (10%) — 7.8, 7.12, 7.14Start →
10Module 10Records and Safety7 lessons · about 35 min · Recordkeeping and Safety (16%) — 7.2.4, 7.3.4, 7.13, 8.7; 49 CFR 172, 173Start →
★Module 11Capstone — Course Review & the Timed Exam1 lessons · about 20 min · Cross-topic reviewStart →

Continuing education

Finish every lesson and you can print a completion certificate with the date, the course version and your measured contact hours — the time you were active in the course, rounded down to the half hour. NAFED handles FE renewals and tells passing candidates the criteria, so ask NAFED whether this course counts. LifeSafetyWiki is not an ICC-, NAFED- or NFPA-approved provider.

ABOUT THIS EXAM · ICC

NFPA 10 / ICC-NAFED FE — Certified Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician

NFPA 10 is a STANDARD, not a certification. The actual credential is the ICC/NAFED FE — Certified Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician exam (100 Qs, 2 hrs, open book, NFPA 10 2026 edition). In Georgia, FE certification is what qualifies you for an individual technician permit under Rule 120-3-23; the NAFED prep course is preparation, not the credential.

Issuer
ICC + NAFED
Exam fee
$320
Verified 2026-11
Renewal cycle
3 years
Format
Proctored online through ICC. 100 multiple-choice questions
How to register
Proctored online through ICC. 100 multiple-choice questions, 2 hours, open book. NAFED lists NFPA 10 (2026) and 49 CFR 100-185 as references, with Fire and Fire Extinguishment optional. Check your ICC instructions for the in-room rules.. Register at ICC + NAFED →
Cost note
NAFED lists $320; the ICC store says "as low as $320". A purchase is valid for 365 days. We could not find a published passing score or retake policy.
Eligibility
We found no formal prerequisite for the FE exam itself. To perform service work in Georgia under Rule 120-3-23, the technician must also hold an individual permit tied to a licensed Georgia fire-extinguisher service company.
Renewal
Certification is valid for 3 years and NAFED handles renewals. Georgia technician permits renew annually with the company license: verify with the GA Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner.. See the full renewal guide →
💬 Want help studying? Ask Clara — “How should I prepare for NFPA 10 / ICC-NAFED FE — Certified Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician?” — she has the issuer breakdown + can point you at the right wiki articles.