Trades / Fire Alarm
Fire Alarm licensing by state
Fire alarm installers & contractors.
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State license required No state license – local rules No license required Not yet verified
| State | Status | NICET |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | State license required | NICET Level III on staff |
| Alaska | Not yet verified | — |
| Arizona | Not yet verified | — |
| Arkansas | State license required | Manager: NICET Level III or IV (or ESA/NESA equivalents) |
| California | State license required | — |
| Colorado | No state license – local rules | — |
| Connecticut | State license required | — |
| Delaware | State license required | Most classes: Fire Alarm Systems Level II |
| District of Columbia | Not yet verified | — |
| Florida | State license required | — |
| Georgia | State license required | — |
| Hawaii | State license required | — |
| Idaho | State license required | — |
| Illinois | State license required | — |
| Indiana | Not yet verified | — |
| Iowa | State license required | — |
| Kansas | No state license – local rules | — |
| Kentucky | State license required | — |
| Louisiana | State license required | Fire Alarm Systems Level III+ (or PE) for qualifier/designer |
| Maine | State license required | — |
| Maryland | No state license – local rules | — |
| Massachusetts | State license required | — |
| Michigan | State license required | Level II+ (installation) or CFAT Level II+ |
| Minnesota | State license required | — |
| Mississippi | State license required | — |
| Missouri | Not yet verified | — |
| Montana | State license required | — |
| Nebraska | State license required | — |
| Nevada | State license required | — |
| New Hampshire | No state license – local rules | — |
| New Jersey | State license required | Fire Alarm Systems Level II |
| New Mexico | State license required | — |
| New York | Not yet verified | — |
| North Carolina | State license required | — |
| North Dakota | Not yet verified | — |
| Ohio | State license required | Level III or IV in Fire Alarm Systems |
| Oklahoma | State license required | — |
| Oregon | State license required | — |
| Pennsylvania | Not yet verified | — |
| Rhode Island | State license required | — |
| South Carolina | State license required | NICET Level II (fire alarm) or NTS Level I |
| South Dakota | Not yet verified | — |
| Tennessee | State license required | — |
| Texas | State license required | Fire Alarm Level III (or ESA Level III Designer, or TX PE) for APS; Level II (or ESA Level II) can replace the technician exam |
| Utah | State license required | Current NICET Fire Alarm certificate accepted for the matching level |
| Vermont | State license required | — |
| Virginia | State license required | — |
| Washington | State license required | — |
| West Virginia | Not yet verified | — |
| Wisconsin | Not yet verified | — |
| Wyoming | Not yet verified | — |
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