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CERTIFIED FIRE INVESTIGATOR EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 GRADED A+
What are the reasons for investigating fires? - (answers)To eliminate
reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place
What is NFPA 921 - (answers)Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
What is NFPA 1033 - (answers)Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire
Investigation
What is NIST? - (answers)National Institute of Standards and Technology
What is CCAI? - (answers)California Conference of Arson Investigators
Subrogation - (answers)The assumption of a third party, such as an insurance
company, of another's legal right to collect a debt or damages.
High Explosive - (answers)An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity
speed of greater than 3,300 ft/sec
Low Explosive - (answers)An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed
usually less than 3,300 ft/sec
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Low Order Explosive - (answers)An explosion where the explosive is not
completely consumed.
Flashback - (answers)Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a
suppression attempt
Fire Bomb - (answers)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? - (answers)Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or
explosion
ANFO - (answers)A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil-
Classified as a Blasting Agent
What is a Blasting Agent? - (answers)Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel
and an oxidizer
What is Fragmentation Primary? - (answers)Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or
improvised explosive device
What is Fragmentation Secondary? - (answers)Parts or pieces of material other
than the explosive device that are thrown or projected by the blast
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What is a Pyrotechnic? - (answers)A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be
an oxidizer, designed to produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
Michigan vs. Tyler - (answers)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? - (answers)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? - (answers)Scene Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court
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The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury... - (answers)Beyond a
reasonable doubt
The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson meaning... -
(answers)The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae? - (answers)Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience
Types of Crimes - (answers)Infraction, misdemeanor, felony
Definition of Malicious - (answers)A wish to defraud, annoy, injure another
person, or intent to do a wrongful act
A person is guilty of 451 (Arson) when... - (answers)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
CERTIFIED FIRE INVESTIGATOR EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 GRADED A+
What are the reasons for investigating fires? - (answers)To eliminate
reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place
What is NFPA 921 - (answers)Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
What is NFPA 1033 - (answers)Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire
Investigation
What is NIST? - (answers)National Institute of Standards and Technology
What is CCAI? - (answers)California Conference of Arson Investigators
Subrogation - (answers)The assumption of a third party, such as an insurance
company, of another's legal right to collect a debt or damages.
High Explosive - (answers)An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity
speed of greater than 3,300 ft/sec
Low Explosive - (answers)An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed
usually less than 3,300 ft/sec
, 2
Low Order Explosive - (answers)An explosion where the explosive is not
completely consumed.
Flashback - (answers)Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a
suppression attempt
Fire Bomb - (answers)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? - (answers)Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or
explosion
ANFO - (answers)A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil-
Classified as a Blasting Agent
What is a Blasting Agent? - (answers)Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel
and an oxidizer
What is Fragmentation Primary? - (answers)Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or
improvised explosive device
What is Fragmentation Secondary? - (answers)Parts or pieces of material other
than the explosive device that are thrown or projected by the blast
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What is a Pyrotechnic? - (answers)A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be
an oxidizer, designed to produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
Michigan vs. Tyler - (answers)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? - (answers)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? - (answers)Scene Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court
, 4
The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury... - (answers)Beyond a
reasonable doubt
The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson meaning... -
(answers)The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae? - (answers)Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience
Types of Crimes - (answers)Infraction, misdemeanor, felony
Definition of Malicious - (answers)A wish to defraud, annoy, injure another
person, or intent to do a wrongful act
A person is guilty of 451 (Arson) when... - (answers)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
