Certified Fire Investigator Exam Correctly Answered

What are the reasons for investigating fires? -Answer To eliminate reoccurrence Upgrade existing fire codes Determine if a criminal act took place What is NFPA 921 -Answer Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations What is NFPA 1033 -Answer Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigation What is NIST? -Answer National Institute of Standards and Technology What is CCAI? -Answer California Conference of Arson Investigators Subrogation -Answer The assumption of a third party, such as an insurance company, of another's legal right to collect a debt or damages. High Explosive -Answer An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity speed of greater than 3,300 ft/sec Low Explosive -Answer An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed usually less than 3,300 ft/sec Low Order Explosive -Answer An explosion where the explosive is not completely consumed. Flashback -Answer Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a suppression attempt Fire Bomb -Answer A breakable container filled with a flammable liquid with a flash point of 150F or less with a wick or similar device. What is a device? -Answer Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or explosion ANFO -Answer A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil- Classified as a Blasting Agent What is a Blasting Agent? -Answer Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer What is Fragmentation Primary? -Answer Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or improvised explosive device