CERTIFIED FIRE INVESTIGATOR ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● 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
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● 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
