CFEI Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers.

CFEI Practice Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
10. |True |or |false: |Any |removal |of |evidence |from |a |fire |scene |that |results |in |its |deterioration |or |

spoilage |is |known |as |spoliation.

A. |True

B. |False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |False. |Fire |investigation |usually |requires |removing |some |evidence |
from |the |scene. |In |and

of |itself, |this |removal |is |not |necessarily |considered |spoliation.



True |or |false: |Fire |scene |examinations |should |not |be |undertaken |alone.

A. |True

B. |False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A. |True



Who |grants |permission |for |a |fire |investigator |to |enter |a |scene |before |the |fire |is |completely

extinguished?

A. |State |fire |marshal

B. |Investigator's |immediate |supervisor

C. |Incident |scene |commander

D. |Fire |suppression |personnel |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Incident |Scene |Commander.



What |steps |should |be |taken |when |an |unauthorized |individual |is |found |within |the |fire

investigation |scene |area?



A. |Identified, |noted, |and |required |to |leave

B. |Arrested |on |suspicion |of |arson

C. |Identified, |noted, |and |held |for |questioning

D. |Arrested |for |loitering |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Identified, |noted, |and |required |to |leave

,Which |of |the |following |may |NOT |be |a |component |of |a |thorough |fire |investigation?

A. |Photos |of |the |fire |scene

B. |Interviews |with |witnesses

C. |Visiting |the |fire |scene

D. |Opinions |of |owners |who |have |pending |insurance |claims |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Opinions |of |
owners |who |have |pending |insurance |claims



Which |of |the |following |is |generally |NOT |accessible |under |the |Freedom |of |Information |Act

and |related |state |laws?

A. |Birth |certificates

B. |Real |estate |transactions

C. |Attorney-client |communications

D. |Legal |descriptions |of |property |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Attorney-client |communications |are |
considered |privileged, |and |are |protected |from

disclosure |in |a |court |of |law



The |U. |S. |Fire |Administration

A. |Maintains |an |extensive |database |of |fire |incidents

B. |Oversees |the |Freedom |of |Information |Act

C. |Prepares |lightning |reports

D. |Writes |codes |and |standards |for |fire |investigations |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A. |The |U.S. |Fire |
Administration |is |a |federal |agency |that |maintains |an |extensive |database

related |to |fire |incidents |through |the |National |Fire |Incident |Reporting |System.



Which |of |the |following |would |NOT |be |a |source |for |visual |or |scientific |data?

A. |NOAA

B. |Television |studios

C. |Interviews

D. |Lightning |detection |system |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Interviews |are |verbal |sources. |The |NOAA |
maintains |wether |data, |television |studios |have

, video |footage, |and |lightning |detection |system |have |data |on |lightning |strikes.



True |or |false: |The |need |to |preplan |investigations |is |largely |dependent |on |the |number |of

people |involved |and |size |of |the |fire |or |explosion.

A. |True

B. |False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |False



True |or |false: |The |fire |scene |should |be |photographed |throughout |the |investigation |process |to |
document |the |sequence |of |events |while |a |scene |is |being |excavated.

A. |True

B. |False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A. |True



What |ASA |film |rating |do |most |investigators |use |when |photographing |fire |scenes?

A. |25 |to |100

B. |100 |to |400

C. |400 |to |600

D. |600 |to |1200 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |100 |to |400



What |type |of |photograph |is |helpful |in |understanding |the |relationship |of |a |small |subject |to |its

relative |position |in |a |large |area?

A. |Sequential |photographs

B. |Photo |mosaic

C. |Panoramic |view

D. |Photo |diagram |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Sequential |photographs



Taking |what |type |of |photograph |is |most |challenging |to |the |fire |investigator?

A. |Exterior |photographs

B. |Appliance |photographs

C. |Evidence |photographs