TCFP FIRE INVESTIGATOR TEST /FIRE INVESTIGATOR - MASTER FOR TCFP EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

TCFP FIRE INVESTIGATOR TEST /FIRE INVESTIGATOR - MASTER FOR TCFP
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Hull Identification Number
(HIN) Registration
What are some ways to
identify a boat? numbers
US Coast Guard
documentation numbers
Boat name and hailing
port
Open flames
What are some common Electrical faults / overloads
ignition sources on a Mechanical (bearings, friction)
boat? Hot surfaces (exhaust, cooking, heating)

High pressure -
Boats that are powered by
fuel injected Lower
gasoline have similar fuel
pressure -
systems to cars. What are
carbuerated
the two main gasoline
fuel systems?
ALSO: Some boats are diesel, or even electric ONLY
LP
G
What are some cooking
CN
fuels found on boats?
G
Solid
fuels
Alcohol
Diesel
Batte
What are sources of electrical
ries
energy on boats?
Invert
ers
Shore power
Confined
spaces
What are some basic safety
Airborn
concerns when working on a
particles
boat?
Fuel leaks

,Electricity
Stability

, Transport
ation
Equipme
nt
Security
What are some basic concerns
Decon
for complex investigations?
Environm
ental
Communica
tions
Sanitation
Trash
removal
Snow &
Ice
Lighting
Evidence
storage
Lighting
What are two natural causes
of wildfires? Spontaneous heating
Campsite
Smoking
Debris
burning
Glass
What are some human causes
of wildfires? refraction
Incendiar
y
Controlled
burn
Machines
Railro
ad
Juven
iles
Firew
orks