Fire Investigator - PART 1 Study questions for TCFP Fire Investigator 2023/2024

Fire Investigator - PART 1 Study questions for TCFP Fire Investigator 2023/2024 Is NFPA 921 a guide or a standard? - ANSWER It is the Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations What are the six steps of the scientific method? - ANSWER Recognize the need Define the problem Collect the data Analyze the data Develop a hypothesis Test the hypothesis What step of the scientific method is inductive reasoning? - ANSWER Analyze the data What step of the scientific method is deductive reasoning? - ANSWER Test the hypothesis What are the four parts of the fire tetrahedron? - ANSWER Fuel (reducing agent) Heat Oxidizing agent Uninhibited chemical chain reaction What kind of reaction absorbs energy, an endothermic or an exothermic reaction? - ANSWER Endothermic What is heat transfer by direct contact called? - ANSWER Conduction