CERTIFIED WILDFIRE MITIGATION SPECIALIST (NFPA CWMS) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS

NFPA 1033 - Online Course Questions
1. Fire investigators should also expect to have their methodology, findings,
and professional qualifications vigorously challenged whenever they testify in
legal proceedings.
Select one:
True
False: True

2. Private sector fire investigators are not required to find the origin and
cause of a fire, because a public sector investigator will have already
determined the origin and cause.
Select one:
True
False: False

3. The primary purpose of collecting data in fire investigations is to catch
arsonists. Select one:
True
False: False

4. Public sector fire investigations should develop a working relationship
with other public and private bodies in order to better liaise with them during
fire investigations.
Select one:
True
False: True

5. In Ontario, the Fire Marshal and Fire Chief are given the responsibility of
investigating the origin and cause of fires under Section 14 of the Fire
Protection and Prevention Act.


,Select one:
True
False: False

6. Public-sector investigations must be conducted within the bounds of
constitutionally regulated authority.
Select one:
True
False: True

7. In Ontario, if a fire investigator believes that something is suspicious
during a fire investigation, they should do what?
Select one:
a. Note their suspicions in their field notes, and only stop if they uncover positive proof
of an illegal act
b. Immediately stop, secure the scene, and notify police and the OFM
c. Disregard suspicions, the authority under the Fire Protection and Prevention
Act provides authority to continue
d. Advise the first advising suppression crews so that they can coordinate their
statements: b

8. What is the difference between NFPA 1033 and NFPA 921?
Select one:
a. NFPA 921 is the Standard for Professional Qualification for Fire Investigators,
NFPA 1033 is the Guide to Fire and Explosion Investigations
b. They are both the same thing, NFPA 1033 replaced NFPA 921 as a newer standard
c. NFPA 1033 provides guidance on how to do fire investigations, NFPA 921 provides job
performance requirements and requisite knowledge and skills for
investigators




, NFPA 1033 - Online Course Questions
d. NFPA 1033 is the Standard for Professional Qualification for Fire Investiga-
tors, NFPA 921 is the Guide to Fire and Explosion Investigations: d

9. In Ontario, who is allowed to conduct fire origin and cause investigations
under Section 14 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act?
Select one:
a. Only the Fire Marshal or Fire Chief
b. Any member of a fire department who is a certified fire investigator
c. Any Assistant to the Fire Marshal
d. The Fire Marshal, the Fire Chief, or someone delegated by either the Fire
Marshal or Fire Chief: d

10. Achieving certification to a standard is designed to...
Select one:
a. organize and compile training records.
b. provide awards of recognition.
c. keep a database of every individual who works as a public or private investi-gator.
d. evaluate that an individual has the requisite knowledge and skills to
perform a specific job.: d

11. Investigators, even if they arrive during on-going suppression operations,
are permitted to operate outside of the incident management system because
of their authority.
Select one:
True
False: False

12. The site safety assessment is an ongoing process that continues until the
end of the investigation.


, Select one:
True
False: True

13. No protective ensemble can protect an investigator from all hazards
present at an incident scene.
Select one:
True
False: True

14. A fire investigator must be thoroughly trained and knowledgeable about
radiation emergencies before being involved in an investigation with this type
of hazard. Select one:
True
False: True

15. There are severe respiratory hazards present, even after a fire is
extinguished.
Select one:
True
False: True

16. When transporting PPE after an incident, the garments should be
transported in an open bag so they are allowed to air out.
Select one:
True
False: False