CFI Section 01 - Fire Investigations Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Report Writing & Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Correct Answer • Reports contain following 7 items: 1) materials review 2) investigative activities used 3) list of opinions/conclusions 4) bases of opinions 5) list of publications (by expert) 6) list of previous court testimony (4yrs) 7) compensation Inductive Reasoning Correct Answer 1) From particular, specific to generalization 2) Hypothesis DEVELOPMENT 3) IN-duction is to IN-crease from limited # of observations to generalizations 4) Ex: "I have a bag of coins. I pull out 10 coins and all have been pennies; therefore, this is probably a bag of pennies" 5) Induction is less certain than deduction Deductive Reasoning Correct Answer 1) From generalizations to specific/particular 2) Hypothesis TESTING 3) DE-duction is to RE-duce from a set of possibilities to smaller subset (eg. DE-duce, when a DE-tective goes from many suspects to one) 4) Ex: "All men are mortal. Bob is a man; therefore, Bob is mortal" 5) Logic allows you to DEDUCE with confidence, but INDUCTION is more uncertain 16 JPRs of NFPA 1033 Correct Answer (1) Fire Investigation, (2) Fire Analysis, (3) Fire Inv. Methodology, (4) Fire Inv. Method, (5) Computer Fire Modeling (6) Fire Science, (7) Fire Chemistry, (8) Thermodynamics, (9) Thermometry, (10) Fire Dynamics, (11) Explosion Dynamics (12) Hazardous Materials, (13) Failure Analysis and Anal. Tools, (14) Fire Prot. Systems, (15) Evidence (documentation, collection and preservation) (16) Electricity and Electrical systems Hazard, Risk, Fire Hazard, Accident Correct Answer • Hazard = Harm potential • Fire Hazard = Pose a threat (of fire) • Risk = Degree of peril • Accident = Unplanned & Unexpected happening/event OSHA's 5 Steps to Reduce Occupational Injury Correct Answer 1) Management and Employee Commitment/Participation 2) Hazard & Risk Assessment