CERTIFIED FIRE INVESTIGATOR
EXAM QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
ANSWERS PASSED 100%
What are the reasons for investigating fires? - Correct Answer ✔✔ To eliminate
reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place
What is NFPA 921 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
What is NFPA 1033 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Standards for Professional Qualifications for
Fire Investigation
What is NIST? - Correct Answer ✔✔ National Institute of Standards and Technology
What is CCAI? - Correct Answer ✔✔ California Conference of Arson Investigators
Subrogation - Correct Answer ✔✔ The assumption of a third party, such as an
insurance company, of another's legal right to collect a debt or damages.
High Explosive - Correct Answer ✔✔ An explosive that detonates at a supersonic
velocity speed of greater than 3,300 ft/sec
Low Explosive - Correct Answer ✔✔ An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity
speed usually less than 3,300 ft/sec
Low Order Explosive - Correct Answer ✔✔ An explosion where the explosive is not
completely consumed.
Flashback - Correct Answer ✔✔ Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a
suppression attempt
Fire Bomb - Correct Answer ✔✔ A breakable container filled with a flammable liquid
with a flash point of 150F or less with a wick or similar device.
What is a device? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any arrangement of material used to start a fire
or explosion
ANFO - Correct Answer ✔✔ A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel
oil- Classified as a Blasting Agent
,What is a Blasting Agent? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any material or mixture consisting of a
fuel and an oxidizer
What is Fragmentation Primary? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Actual parts or pieces of a bomb
or improvised explosive device
What is Fragmentation Secondary? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Parts or pieces of material
other than the explosive device that are thrown or projected by the blast
What is a Pyrotechnic? - Correct Answer ✔✔ A mixture of chemicals, one of which must
be an oxidizer, designed to produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
Michigan vs. Tyler - Correct Answer ✔✔ Once a fire has been extinguished and
firefighters have left the premises, a warrant is required to re-enter and search the
premises
When is an Inspection Warrant necessary? - Correct Answer ✔✔ When the following
DO NOT exist:
Consent
Exigent Circumstances
Abandonment
No probable cause for a criminal search warrant
When re-entry is beyond a reasonable time
What are the parts of a Criminal Investigation? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Scene
Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court
The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury... - Correct Answer ✔✔ Beyond a
reasonable doubt
The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson meaning... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience
, Types of Crimes - Correct Answer ✔✔ Infraction, misdemeanor, felony
Definition of Malicious - Correct Answer ✔✔ A wish to defraud, annoy, injure another
person, or intent to do a wrongful act
A person is guilty of 451 (Arson) when... - Correct Answer ✔✔ They willfully and
maliciously set fire to or burn or cause to be burned or who aids, counsels, or procures
the burning of any structure, forestland, or property
A person is guilty of 452 (Unlawfully/Recklessly Causing a Fire) when... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ A fire is recklessly set to, or burns or causes to be burned, any structure,
forestland, or personal property
A person is guilty of 453 (Incendiary Device) when... - Correct Answer ✔✔ They
possess, manufacture or dispose of any flammable or combustible material with the
intent to willfully and maliciously use that material
A person is guilty of 455 (Attempted Arson) when... - Correct Answer ✔✔ They attempt
to set fire to or burn any structure, forestland or property
What is the melting point of copper? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Approximately 2000 F
What are Arrow Patterns? - Correct Answer ✔✔ A fire pattern displayed on the cross-
section of a burned wooden structural member
What is the purpose of NFPA 921? - Correct Answer ✔✔ To establish guidelines and
recommendations for the safe and systematic investigation or analysis of fire and
explosion incidents
What is the Scientific Method? - Correct Answer ✔✔ The systematic pursuit of
knowledge involving recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data
through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of a hypothesis. It
is used to determine Area of Origin and Cause of the fire
What is the Flash Point of Gasoline? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -36 F
What is the Flash Point of Diesel? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 125 F
What is the Vapor Density of Methane? - Correct Answer ✔✔ .55- Lighter than air
What is the Vapor Density of Propane? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1.52- Heavier than air
What is the Vapor Density of Carbon Monoxide? - Correct Answer ✔✔ .96- Lighter than
air
EXAM QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
ANSWERS PASSED 100%
What are the reasons for investigating fires? - Correct Answer ✔✔ To eliminate
reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place
What is NFPA 921 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
What is NFPA 1033 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Standards for Professional Qualifications for
Fire Investigation
What is NIST? - Correct Answer ✔✔ National Institute of Standards and Technology
What is CCAI? - Correct Answer ✔✔ California Conference of Arson Investigators
Subrogation - Correct Answer ✔✔ The assumption of a third party, such as an
insurance company, of another's legal right to collect a debt or damages.
High Explosive - Correct Answer ✔✔ An explosive that detonates at a supersonic
velocity speed of greater than 3,300 ft/sec
Low Explosive - Correct Answer ✔✔ An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity
speed usually less than 3,300 ft/sec
Low Order Explosive - Correct Answer ✔✔ An explosion where the explosive is not
completely consumed.
Flashback - Correct Answer ✔✔ Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a
suppression attempt
Fire Bomb - Correct Answer ✔✔ A breakable container filled with a flammable liquid
with a flash point of 150F or less with a wick or similar device.
What is a device? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any arrangement of material used to start a fire
or explosion
ANFO - Correct Answer ✔✔ A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel
oil- Classified as a Blasting Agent
,What is a Blasting Agent? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any material or mixture consisting of a
fuel and an oxidizer
What is Fragmentation Primary? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Actual parts or pieces of a bomb
or improvised explosive device
What is Fragmentation Secondary? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Parts or pieces of material
other than the explosive device that are thrown or projected by the blast
What is a Pyrotechnic? - Correct Answer ✔✔ A mixture of chemicals, one of which must
be an oxidizer, designed to produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
Michigan vs. Tyler - Correct Answer ✔✔ Once a fire has been extinguished and
firefighters have left the premises, a warrant is required to re-enter and search the
premises
When is an Inspection Warrant necessary? - Correct Answer ✔✔ When the following
DO NOT exist:
Consent
Exigent Circumstances
Abandonment
No probable cause for a criminal search warrant
When re-entry is beyond a reasonable time
What are the parts of a Criminal Investigation? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Scene
Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court
The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury... - Correct Answer ✔✔ Beyond a
reasonable doubt
The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson meaning... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience
, Types of Crimes - Correct Answer ✔✔ Infraction, misdemeanor, felony
Definition of Malicious - Correct Answer ✔✔ A wish to defraud, annoy, injure another
person, or intent to do a wrongful act
A person is guilty of 451 (Arson) when... - Correct Answer ✔✔ They willfully and
maliciously set fire to or burn or cause to be burned or who aids, counsels, or procures
the burning of any structure, forestland, or property
A person is guilty of 452 (Unlawfully/Recklessly Causing a Fire) when... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ A fire is recklessly set to, or burns or causes to be burned, any structure,
forestland, or personal property
A person is guilty of 453 (Incendiary Device) when... - Correct Answer ✔✔ They
possess, manufacture or dispose of any flammable or combustible material with the
intent to willfully and maliciously use that material
A person is guilty of 455 (Attempted Arson) when... - Correct Answer ✔✔ They attempt
to set fire to or burn any structure, forestland or property
What is the melting point of copper? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Approximately 2000 F
What are Arrow Patterns? - Correct Answer ✔✔ A fire pattern displayed on the cross-
section of a burned wooden structural member
What is the purpose of NFPA 921? - Correct Answer ✔✔ To establish guidelines and
recommendations for the safe and systematic investigation or analysis of fire and
explosion incidents
What is the Scientific Method? - Correct Answer ✔✔ The systematic pursuit of
knowledge involving recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data
through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of a hypothesis. It
is used to determine Area of Origin and Cause of the fire
What is the Flash Point of Gasoline? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -36 F
What is the Flash Point of Diesel? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 125 F
What is the Vapor Density of Methane? - Correct Answer ✔✔ .55- Lighter than air
What is the Vapor Density of Propane? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1.52- Heavier than air
What is the Vapor Density of Carbon Monoxide? - Correct Answer ✔✔ .96- Lighter than
air
