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NAFI TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The basic methodology of the fire investigation should
rely on the use of a ______________________ and
attention to all relevant details.
a. systematic approach
b. approximation approach
c. methodology approach
d. general approach - ANSWER a. systematic approach
With few exceptions, the proper methodolgy for a fire or
explosion investigation is to first
_____________________ then investigate the cause,
circumstances, conditions, or agencies that brought the
ignition source, fuel, and oxidant together.
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a. determine responsibility
b. determine and establish origin(s)
c. determine if it is a criminal action
d. all of the above - ANSWER b. determine and establish
origin(s)
The process of determining the origin, cause,
development, and responsibility as well as the failure
analysis of a fire or explosion is the definition of
_________________________.
a. fire investigation
b. fire scene reconstruction
c. fire evaluation
d. fire analysis - ANSWER d. fire analysis
The process of determining the origin, cause, and
responsibility for a fire or explosion is
___________________________.
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a. fire analysis
b. fire investigation
c. fire scene survey
d. fire evaluation - ANSWER b. fire investigation
The _____________________ is the systematic pursite of
knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a
problem, the collection of data through observation and
experiment, and the formulation and testing of a
hypothesis.
a. scientific method
b. scientific examination
c. scientific survey
d. scientific theory - ANSWER a. scientific method
____________________ are the visible or measurable
physical effects that remain after a fire. These include
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thermal effects on materials, such as charring, oxidation,
consumption of combustibles, smoke and soot deposits,
distortion, melting, color changes, changes in character
of materials, structural collapse, and other effects.
a. Fire arrows
b. Fire pointers
c. Fire patterns
d. Flammable patterns - ANSWER c. Fire patterns
Distortion, breakage, deterioration, or other fault in an
item, component, system, assembly, or structure that
results in unsatisfactory performance of the function for
which it was designed is called ________________.
a. broken
b. distorted
c. failure
d. faulty - ANSWER c. failure
NAFI TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The basic methodology of the fire investigation should
rely on the use of a ______________________ and
attention to all relevant details.
a. systematic approach
b. approximation approach
c. methodology approach
d. general approach - ANSWER a. systematic approach
With few exceptions, the proper methodolgy for a fire or
explosion investigation is to first
_____________________ then investigate the cause,
circumstances, conditions, or agencies that brought the
ignition source, fuel, and oxidant together.
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a. determine responsibility
b. determine and establish origin(s)
c. determine if it is a criminal action
d. all of the above - ANSWER b. determine and establish
origin(s)
The process of determining the origin, cause,
development, and responsibility as well as the failure
analysis of a fire or explosion is the definition of
_________________________.
a. fire investigation
b. fire scene reconstruction
c. fire evaluation
d. fire analysis - ANSWER d. fire analysis
The process of determining the origin, cause, and
responsibility for a fire or explosion is
___________________________.
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a. fire analysis
b. fire investigation
c. fire scene survey
d. fire evaluation - ANSWER b. fire investigation
The _____________________ is the systematic pursite of
knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a
problem, the collection of data through observation and
experiment, and the formulation and testing of a
hypothesis.
a. scientific method
b. scientific examination
c. scientific survey
d. scientific theory - ANSWER a. scientific method
____________________ are the visible or measurable
physical effects that remain after a fire. These include
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thermal effects on materials, such as charring, oxidation,
consumption of combustibles, smoke and soot deposits,
distortion, melting, color changes, changes in character
of materials, structural collapse, and other effects.
a. Fire arrows
b. Fire pointers
c. Fire patterns
d. Flammable patterns - ANSWER c. Fire patterns
Distortion, breakage, deterioration, or other fault in an
item, component, system, assembly, or structure that
results in unsatisfactory performance of the function for
which it was designed is called ________________.
a. broken
b. distorted
c. failure
d. faulty - ANSWER c. failure
