Certified Fire Investigator Exam Questions & Correct
Answers Provided
What are the reasons for investigating fires? - Answer To eliminate reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place
What is NFPA 921 - Answer Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
What is NFPA 1033 - Answer Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigation
What is NIST? - Answer National Institute of Standards and Technology
What is CCAI? - Answer California Conference of Arson Investigators
Subrogation - 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 - Answer An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity speed of greater than 3,300
ft/sec
Low Explosive - Answer An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed usually less than 3,300
ft/sec
Low Order Explosive - Answer An explosion where the explosive is not completely consumed.
Flashback - Answer Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a suppression attempt
Fire Bomb - 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? - Answer Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or explosion
ANFO - Answer A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil- Classified as a Blasting
Agent
What is a Blasting Agent? - Answer Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer
What is Fragmentation Primary? - Answer Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or improvised explosive
device
What is Fragmentation Secondary? - Answer Parts or pieces of material other than the explosive device
that are thrown or projected by the blast
What is a Pyrotechnic? - Answer A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be an oxidizer, designed to
produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
Michigan vs. Tyler - 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? - 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? - 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... - Answer Beyond a reasonable doubt
The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson meaning... - Answer The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae? - Answer Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience
Types of Crimes - Answer Infraction, misdemeanor, felony
Definition of Malicious - Answer A wish to defraud, annoy, injure another person, or intent to do a
wrongful act
A person is guilty of 451 (Arson) when... - 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... - Answer A fire is recklessly set to,
or burns or causes to be burned, any structure, forestland, or personal property
Answers Provided
What are the reasons for investigating fires? - Answer To eliminate reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place
What is NFPA 921 - Answer Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
What is NFPA 1033 - Answer Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigation
What is NIST? - Answer National Institute of Standards and Technology
What is CCAI? - Answer California Conference of Arson Investigators
Subrogation - 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 - Answer An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity speed of greater than 3,300
ft/sec
Low Explosive - Answer An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed usually less than 3,300
ft/sec
Low Order Explosive - Answer An explosion where the explosive is not completely consumed.
Flashback - Answer Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a suppression attempt
Fire Bomb - 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? - Answer Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or explosion
ANFO - Answer A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil- Classified as a Blasting
Agent
What is a Blasting Agent? - Answer Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer
What is Fragmentation Primary? - Answer Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or improvised explosive
device
What is Fragmentation Secondary? - Answer Parts or pieces of material other than the explosive device
that are thrown or projected by the blast
What is a Pyrotechnic? - Answer A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be an oxidizer, designed to
produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
Michigan vs. Tyler - 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? - 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? - 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... - Answer Beyond a reasonable doubt
The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson meaning... - Answer The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae? - Answer Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience
Types of Crimes - Answer Infraction, misdemeanor, felony
Definition of Malicious - Answer A wish to defraud, annoy, injure another person, or intent to do a
wrongful act
A person is guilty of 451 (Arson) when... - 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... - Answer A fire is recklessly set to,
or burns or causes to be burned, any structure, forestland, or personal property
