FIRE INVESTIGATIONS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

FIRE INVESTIGATIONS FOR FIRST
RESPONDERS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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CanA2indicateA2theA2presenceA2ofA2anA2atypicalA2chemical

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nvestigatorA2because:A2-A2Ans--theseA2canA2changeA2theA2directionA2ofA2fireA2travel

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partmentsA2willA2participateA2inA2whichA2ofA2theA2following?A2-A2Ans--
NationalA2FireA2IncidentA2ReportingA2SystemA2(NFIRS)

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fireA2andA2lifeA2safetyA2education

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savingA2livesA2andA2propertyA2throughA2fireA2prevention

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mayA2containA2evidenceA2suchA2asA2cigarettes

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A2Ans--mustA2beA2notedA2byA2fireA2fightersA2priorA2toA2forcedA2entry

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isA2consideredA2aA2firstA2responder

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potentiallyA2theA2fireA2investigator

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shouldA2collectA2theA2necessaryA2informationA2toA2completeA2theA2incidentA2report

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vestigatorA2willA2beA2to:A2-A2Ans--findA2theA2areaA2ofA2originA2andA2theA2cause

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callA2forA2assistanceA2ifA2theyA2cannotA2makeA2anA2accurateA2determination

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canA2causeA2damageA2toA2unknownA2evidence

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thereA2couldA2stillA2beA2electricityA2present

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tionA2without:A2-A2Ans--minimumA2trainingA2forA2workingA2inA2hazardousA2atmospheres

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eA2generalA2population.A2-A2Ans--higher

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A2familiarA2withA2theA2operationA2ofA2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2tools?A2-A2Ans--multimeter

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lowingA2NFPAA2standards?A2-A2Ans--
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federalA2andA2stateA2regulationsA2dealingA2withA2laborA2lawsA2andA2safetyA2equipment

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aA2half-faceA2mask,A2theA2investigatorA2mustA2alsoA2wear:A2-A2Ans--non-ventedA2goggles

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A2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2criteria?A2-A2Ans--
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A2Ans--stability;A2safety


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torsA2from:A2-A2Ans--fire-sceneA2carbon

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