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Title
TCFP Fire Investigator/TCFP FIRE INVESTIGATOR EXAM 650 QUESTIONS AND CORR
Description
TCFP Fire Investigator
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Is NFPA 921 a guide or a It is the Guide for
standard? Fire and Explosion
Investigations
What are the six steps of the Recognize the
scientific method? need
Define the
problem
Collect the data
Analyze the data
Develop a
hypothesis
Test the the data
What step of the scientific Analyze
hypothesis
method is inductive
reasoning?
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What step of the scientific Test the
method is deductive hypothesis
reasoning?
What are the four parts of Fuel (reducing
the fire tetrahedron? agent)
Heat
Oxidizing agent
Uninhibited
chemical chain
reaction
What kind of reaction Endothermic
absorbs energy, an
endothermic or an
exothermic reaction?
What is heat transfer by Conduction
direct contact called?
What is heat transfer by gas Convection
flow / air movement called?
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What is heat transfer by Radiation
microwave energy called?
What is a fuel controlled A fire that is
fire? limited by the
amount of
combustibles.
What is a ventilation A fire that is
controlled fire? limited by the
amount of oxygen.
What are the stages of fire Ignition
growth? Growth
Flashover
Fully Developed
Decay
What is a flashover? The transition
phase from
growth to fully
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developed, where
all surfaces reach
ignition
temperature
almost
What is ignition of the Flameover or
simultaneously.
underside of the hot gas rollover
layer called?
What factors influence Size of the
flashover conditions? compartment
Height of ceiling
Ventilation
Amount of fuel
Layout of fuel
Location of fire in
the compartment
What are fire patterns? The physical
manifestation of
the affects of fire
on materials.
What are the different types Plume Generated
of fire patterns on the walls patterns (often V
and ceiling? shaped)
Ventilation
generated
patterns
Hot gas layer
patterns (Line of
What is spalling? demarcation)
The separation of
chunks of
concrete with
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Title
TCFP Fire Investigator/TCFP FIRE INVESTIGATOR EXAM 650 QUESTIONS AND CORR
Description
TCFP Fire Investigator
Import Add diagram Create from notes
Is NFPA 921 a guide or a It is the Guide for
standard? Fire and Explosion
Investigations
What are the six steps of the Recognize the
scientific method? need
Define the
problem
Collect the data
Analyze the data
Develop a
hypothesis
Test the the data
What step of the scientific Analyze
hypothesis
method is inductive
reasoning?
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What step of the scientific Test the
method is deductive hypothesis
reasoning?
What are the four parts of Fuel (reducing
the fire tetrahedron? agent)
Heat
Oxidizing agent
Uninhibited
chemical chain
reaction
What kind of reaction Endothermic
absorbs energy, an
endothermic or an
exothermic reaction?
What is heat transfer by Conduction
direct contact called?
What is heat transfer by gas Convection
flow / air movement called?
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What is heat transfer by Radiation
microwave energy called?
What is a fuel controlled A fire that is
fire? limited by the
amount of
combustibles.
What is a ventilation A fire that is
controlled fire? limited by the
amount of oxygen.
What are the stages of fire Ignition
growth? Growth
Flashover
Fully Developed
Decay
What is a flashover? The transition
phase from
growth to fully
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developed, where
all surfaces reach
ignition
temperature
almost
What is ignition of the Flameover or
simultaneously.
underside of the hot gas rollover
layer called?
What factors influence Size of the
flashover conditions? compartment
Height of ceiling
Ventilation
Amount of fuel
Layout of fuel
Location of fire in
the compartment
What are fire patterns? The physical
manifestation of
the affects of fire
on materials.
What are the different types Plume Generated
of fire patterns on the walls patterns (often V
and ceiling? shaped)
Ventilation
generated
patterns
Hot gas layer
patterns (Line of
What is spalling? demarcation)
The separation of
chunks of
concrete with
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