Fire Investigator Exam Questions And Complete Verified Solutions 2024.

When is a fire investigator dispatched? - Answer On all working structure fires and vegetion fires within OCFA jurisdiction. What incidents should the IC request a fire investigator? - Answer Fires where origin and cause cannot be determined. Fire of Incendiary or suspicious origin where suspect information or evidence is present. Fires resulting in serious injury or death. Fires wuth special circumstances, high dollar loss, extensive damage or politically sensitive. Where does the Fire investigators authority come from? - Answer Uniform fire code and the California penal code. What expertise does the investigation section provide? - Answer Origin and cause determination. Criminal fire scene management. Collection and preservation of evidence. Conducting witness, victim, and suspect interviews. Cost recovery and restitution. Liaison with law enforcement. Post incident follow up. What is fire friends? - Answer Juvenile fire setter intervention and education program. What three methods may a referral to fire friends be initiated? - Answer Parent of guardian request. Referral from community professional or outside agency. Field personnel contact the juvenile and family at the scene of a fire. Where is the fire friends forms sent? - Answer Administrative assistant in investigation section. What is a SAFE report? - Answer What three fire friends forms are required? - Answer Authorization. Enrollment. Initial assessment.