IAAI-FIT Test Vocab
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1. Approved acceptable
2. Absolute Temperature a temperature measured in Kelvins (K) or Rankines (R)
3. Accelerant a fuel or oxidizer intention used to initiate a fire or increase its spread
4. Accidental Fire an unplanned fire or a chance occurrence arising from unintentional
circumstances
5. Active Fire Protection a mechanical or electric system that activates under fire circumstances
System (ex. detectors and sprinklers)
6. Ambient something/someones surrounding environment
7. Ampacity the maximum current in amperes that a conductor can continuously
carry without going over it's max temperature rating
8. Ampere a unit of electric current equivalent to 1 coulomb (6.24x1018 electrons)
per second
9. Arc a high-temperature, glowing electric particle (spark) discharged across
a circuit gap or through a fuel
10. Arc Mapping evaluating circuit configurations for information about what might have
caused the fire
11. Arc Site the location on a conductor that receives damage from arcing
12. Arcing through char when arcing is conducted through char
13. Area of Origin the geographic location of a fire scene in which the point of origin is
located
14. Arrow Pattern
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a fire pattern on the cross section of burned wooden structural compo-
nents, looks like a triangle with the bottom being most burned out and
the top being least burned out
15. Arson the crime of maliciously or intentionally starting a fire or explosion
16. Autoignition heated combustion without a spark or flame
17. Autoignition Tempera- lowest temperature that a material can start ignition spontaneously
ture
18. Backdraft/Smoke Explo- a deflagration explosion caused by adding oxidation to an oxygen
sion deficient fire
19. Bead a blob of re-solidified metal that was melted by arcing at the end of
circuit conductor remains
20. Blast Pressure Front the high pressure leading edge of explosion that causes damage by
pushing out and displacing the normal ambient pressure
21. BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
22. Bonding the permanent joining of metal parts that creates a conductive and
continuous (safe) path for electrical currents
23. British Thermal Unit a unit of energy, 1055 joules of energy
(BTU)
24. Calcination of Gypsum the release of chemically bound water from gypsum by fire that results
in a pattern (looks like different levels of normal wall burn damage, see
fire patterns section)
25. Calorie a unit of energy, 4.184 joules of energy
26. Cause
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1. Approved acceptable
2. Absolute Temperature a temperature measured in Kelvins (K) or Rankines (R)
3. Accelerant a fuel or oxidizer intention used to initiate a fire or increase its spread
4. Accidental Fire an unplanned fire or a chance occurrence arising from unintentional
circumstances
5. Active Fire Protection a mechanical or electric system that activates under fire circumstances
System (ex. detectors and sprinklers)
6. Ambient something/someones surrounding environment
7. Ampacity the maximum current in amperes that a conductor can continuously
carry without going over it's max temperature rating
8. Ampere a unit of electric current equivalent to 1 coulomb (6.24x1018 electrons)
per second
9. Arc a high-temperature, glowing electric particle (spark) discharged across
a circuit gap or through a fuel
10. Arc Mapping evaluating circuit configurations for information about what might have
caused the fire
11. Arc Site the location on a conductor that receives damage from arcing
12. Arcing through char when arcing is conducted through char
13. Area of Origin the geographic location of a fire scene in which the point of origin is
located
14. Arrow Pattern
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a fire pattern on the cross section of burned wooden structural compo-
nents, looks like a triangle with the bottom being most burned out and
the top being least burned out
15. Arson the crime of maliciously or intentionally starting a fire or explosion
16. Autoignition heated combustion without a spark or flame
17. Autoignition Tempera- lowest temperature that a material can start ignition spontaneously
ture
18. Backdraft/Smoke Explo- a deflagration explosion caused by adding oxidation to an oxygen
sion deficient fire
19. Bead a blob of re-solidified metal that was melted by arcing at the end of
circuit conductor remains
20. Blast Pressure Front the high pressure leading edge of explosion that causes damage by
pushing out and displacing the normal ambient pressure
21. BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
22. Bonding the permanent joining of metal parts that creates a conductive and
continuous (safe) path for electrical currents
23. British Thermal Unit a unit of energy, 1055 joules of energy
(BTU)
24. Calcination of Gypsum the release of chemically bound water from gypsum by fire that results
in a pattern (looks like different levels of normal wall burn damage, see
fire patterns section)
25. Calorie a unit of energy, 4.184 joules of energy
26. Cause
