Fire Investigator Final Exam Complete
Questions With 100% Verified Answers
\Q\.Fire Investigation - ANSWERS✔-the process of determining the origin, cause, and
development of a fire or explosion
\Q\.Standard - ANSWERS✔-a document which contains mandatory provisions
\Q\.Guide - ANSWERS✔-a document that is advisory or informative in nature and contains only
nonmandatory provisions
\Q\.NFPA 921 - ANSWERS✔-Guide for fire and explosion investigations
\Q\.NFPA 1033 - ANSWERS✔-Standard for professional qualifications for fire investigator
\Q\.NFPA 1031 - ANSWERS✔-Standard for professional qualifications for fire inspector and plan
examiner
\Q\.NFPA 70 - ANSWERS✔-National Electric Code (NEC)
\Q\.Steps to investigate a fire - ANSWERS✔-1. Receive the assignment
2. Prepare for the investigation
3. Conduct the investigation
4. Collect and preserve evidence
5. Analyze the incident
,6. Draw conclusions
7. Report
\Q\.Scientific Method - ANSWERS✔-the systematic pursuit of knowledge
\Q\.Steps to the scientific method - ANSWERS✔-1. Recognize of the need to use the scientific
method
2. Define the problem
3. Collect Data
4. Analyze the Data
5. Develop a Hypothesis or Hypotheses
6. Test the Hypothesis
(7. Select a Final Hypothesis)
(8. Report)
\Q\.Scene safety assessment - ANSWERS✔-inspection to determine whether the scene is safe to
enter or what steps would be necessary to render the scene safe
\Q\.What is the first thing we do when we arrive on scene? - ANSWERS✔-Scene safety
assessment
\Q\.Hypothesis certainty - ANSWERS✔-Probable
Possible
Suspected
\Q\.Fire - ANSWERS✔-a rapid oxidation resulting in the evolution of heat and light
, \Q\.Fire Triangle - ANSWERS✔-The three components required to initiate combustion - heat,
fuel, and oxygen
\Q\.Fire tetrahedron - ANSWERS✔-The four components required to sustain combustion - heat,
fuel, oxygen, and uninhibited chemical chain reaction
\Q\.Pyrolysis - ANSWERS✔-decomposition of a material into simpler molecular compounds by
the effects of heat
\Q\.Vaporization - ANSWERS✔-heating liquids to produce ignitable vapors
\Q\.Specific Gravity - ANSWERS✔-The density of a substance in comparison to water
\Q\.What are the three states of matter? - ANSWERS✔-Solid, liquid, and gas.
\Q\.In which phase does fire occur? - ANSWERS✔-Gas phase.
\Q\.probable - ANSWERS✔-More likely true than not (>50% likely).
\Q\.possible - ANSWERS✔-Feasible; often used when two hypotheses have the same level of
certainty.
\Q\.suspected - ANSWERS✔-When the opinion does not qualify as an expert opinion.
\Q\.What are the two types of combustion? - ANSWERS✔-Flaming and smoldering/glowing.
Questions With 100% Verified Answers
\Q\.Fire Investigation - ANSWERS✔-the process of determining the origin, cause, and
development of a fire or explosion
\Q\.Standard - ANSWERS✔-a document which contains mandatory provisions
\Q\.Guide - ANSWERS✔-a document that is advisory or informative in nature and contains only
nonmandatory provisions
\Q\.NFPA 921 - ANSWERS✔-Guide for fire and explosion investigations
\Q\.NFPA 1033 - ANSWERS✔-Standard for professional qualifications for fire investigator
\Q\.NFPA 1031 - ANSWERS✔-Standard for professional qualifications for fire inspector and plan
examiner
\Q\.NFPA 70 - ANSWERS✔-National Electric Code (NEC)
\Q\.Steps to investigate a fire - ANSWERS✔-1. Receive the assignment
2. Prepare for the investigation
3. Conduct the investigation
4. Collect and preserve evidence
5. Analyze the incident
,6. Draw conclusions
7. Report
\Q\.Scientific Method - ANSWERS✔-the systematic pursuit of knowledge
\Q\.Steps to the scientific method - ANSWERS✔-1. Recognize of the need to use the scientific
method
2. Define the problem
3. Collect Data
4. Analyze the Data
5. Develop a Hypothesis or Hypotheses
6. Test the Hypothesis
(7. Select a Final Hypothesis)
(8. Report)
\Q\.Scene safety assessment - ANSWERS✔-inspection to determine whether the scene is safe to
enter or what steps would be necessary to render the scene safe
\Q\.What is the first thing we do when we arrive on scene? - ANSWERS✔-Scene safety
assessment
\Q\.Hypothesis certainty - ANSWERS✔-Probable
Possible
Suspected
\Q\.Fire - ANSWERS✔-a rapid oxidation resulting in the evolution of heat and light
, \Q\.Fire Triangle - ANSWERS✔-The three components required to initiate combustion - heat,
fuel, and oxygen
\Q\.Fire tetrahedron - ANSWERS✔-The four components required to sustain combustion - heat,
fuel, oxygen, and uninhibited chemical chain reaction
\Q\.Pyrolysis - ANSWERS✔-decomposition of a material into simpler molecular compounds by
the effects of heat
\Q\.Vaporization - ANSWERS✔-heating liquids to produce ignitable vapors
\Q\.Specific Gravity - ANSWERS✔-The density of a substance in comparison to water
\Q\.What are the three states of matter? - ANSWERS✔-Solid, liquid, and gas.
\Q\.In which phase does fire occur? - ANSWERS✔-Gas phase.
\Q\.probable - ANSWERS✔-More likely true than not (>50% likely).
\Q\.possible - ANSWERS✔-Feasible; often used when two hypotheses have the same level of
certainty.
\Q\.suspected - ANSWERS✔-When the opinion does not qualify as an expert opinion.
\Q\.What are the two types of combustion? - ANSWERS✔-Flaming and smoldering/glowing.
