Fire investigator - TCFP curriculum Exam Questions & Answers 100% Correct
What are some ways to identify a boat? - ANSWER-Hull Identification Number (HIN)
Registration numbers
US Coast Guard documentation numbers
Boat name and hailing port
What are some common ignition sources on a boat? - ANSWER-Open flames
Electrical faults / overloads
Mechanical (bearings, friction)
Hot surfaces (exhaust, cooking, heating)
Boats that are powered by gasoline have similar fuel systems to cars. What are the two main gasoline fuel systems? - ANSWER-High pressure - fuel injected
Lower pressure - carbuerated
ALSO: Some boats are diesel, or even electric ONLY
What are some cooking fuels found on boats? - ANSWER-LPG
CNG
Solid fuels
Alcohol
Diesel
What are sources of electrical energy on boats? - ANSWER-Batteries
Inverters
Shore power
What are some basic safety concerns when working on a boat? - ANSWER-
Confined spaces
Airborn particles
Fuel leaks
Electricity
Stability
What are some basic concerns for complex investigations? - ANSWER-
Transportation
Equipment
Security
Decon
Environmental
Communications Sanitation
Trash removal
Snow & Ice
Lighting
Evidence storage
What are two natural causes of wildfires? - ANSWER-Lighting
Spontaneous heating
What are some human causes of wildfires? - ANSWER-Campsite
Smoking
Debris burning
Glass refraction
Incendiary
Controlled burn
Machines
Railroad
Juveniles
Fireworks
What are some utilities that can cause wildfires? - ANSWER-Electrical
Gas and oil drilling
What are four search patterns? - ANSWER-Segment
Loop
Grid
Lane
What are some types of suppression for wildfires? - ANSWER-Class A foam
Fire breaks
Air drops
Firing out
What are the two main parts of a wildfire? - ANSWER-Head
Heel
What are the three types of winds affecting wildfires? - ANSWER-Meterological
Diurnal
Fire winds
What are some ground fuels? - ANSWER-Duff
Roots
Leaves
Grass
Dead wood
Low brush
What are some aerial fuels? - ANSWER-Tree crowns
Snags
Moss
What are some ways to identify a boat? - ANSWER-Hull Identification Number (HIN)
Registration numbers
US Coast Guard documentation numbers
Boat name and hailing port
What are some common ignition sources on a boat? - ANSWER-Open flames
Electrical faults / overloads
Mechanical (bearings, friction)
Hot surfaces (exhaust, cooking, heating)
Boats that are powered by gasoline have similar fuel systems to cars. What are the two main gasoline fuel systems? - ANSWER-High pressure - fuel injected
Lower pressure - carbuerated
ALSO: Some boats are diesel, or even electric ONLY
What are some cooking fuels found on boats? - ANSWER-LPG
CNG
Solid fuels
Alcohol
Diesel
What are sources of electrical energy on boats? - ANSWER-Batteries
Inverters
Shore power
What are some basic safety concerns when working on a boat? - ANSWER-
Confined spaces
Airborn particles
Fuel leaks
Electricity
Stability
What are some basic concerns for complex investigations? - ANSWER-
Transportation
Equipment
Security
Decon
Environmental
Communications Sanitation
Trash removal
Snow & Ice
Lighting
Evidence storage
What are two natural causes of wildfires? - ANSWER-Lighting
Spontaneous heating
What are some human causes of wildfires? - ANSWER-Campsite
Smoking
Debris burning
Glass refraction
Incendiary
Controlled burn
Machines
Railroad
Juveniles
Fireworks
What are some utilities that can cause wildfires? - ANSWER-Electrical
Gas and oil drilling
What are four search patterns? - ANSWER-Segment
Loop
Grid
Lane
What are some types of suppression for wildfires? - ANSWER-Class A foam
Fire breaks
Air drops
Firing out
What are the two main parts of a wildfire? - ANSWER-Head
Heel
What are the three types of winds affecting wildfires? - ANSWER-Meterological
Diurnal
Fire winds
What are some ground fuels? - ANSWER-Duff
Roots
Leaves
Grass
Dead wood
Low brush
What are some aerial fuels? - ANSWER-Tree crowns
Snags
Moss
