Fire investigator principles & practices chapter 1 administrative Questions & Answers

NFPA 921 - ANSWERSGuide for Fire and Explosion Investigations Fire Investigation - ANSWERSThe process of determining the origin, cause, and development of a fire or explosion. NFPA 1033 - ANSWERSStandard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator. The minimum job performance requirements for fire investigator. ANSI - ANSWERSAmerican National Standards Institute guide - ANSWERSA document that is advisory or informative in nature and that contains only non mandatory provisions. May contain mandatory statements such as when it can be used , but document as a whole is not suitable for adoption by law Standard - ANSWERSA document, the main text which contains only mandatory provisions using the word shall to indicate requirements and that is in a form generally suitable for mandatory reference by another standard or code or for adoption of law NFPA defines NFPA 921 as - ANSWERSA guide NFPA defines NFPA 1033 as - ANSWERSA standard Many courts and professional fire investigation organizations recognize this as the "standard of care" - ANSWERSNFPA 921 NFPA 1031 - ANSWERSStandard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner Technical committees - ANSWERSReview and respond to all proposed changes to existing documents. Comprised of over 6000 volunteers 2/3rds majority vote by written ballot - ANSWERSThe amount needed for Subsequent recommendation for change to existing document Staff liaison - ANSWERSNFPA staff members who are responsible for ensuring that committees follow the rules governing committee activities and for coordinating their meetings revision cycle - ANSWERSThe process of incorporating review comments about a document into revisions of a later version of the document. revision cycle for NFPA 921 - ANSWERS3 year cycle Revision cycle for NFPA 1033 - ANSWERS5 year cycle