NC FIT Fire Investigation Technician Study Guide
(2025) ACTUAL EXAM (TESTING REAL EXAM
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What are fire patterns? - ✔✔Visible or measurable physical changes or identifiable shapes
The make-up of ______________ has a significant effect on the results of an explosion. -
✔✔The fuel
What is physical evidence - ✔✔Any physical or tangible item that tends to prove or disprove
a particular fact or issue
Probable cause - ✔✔The standard by which law enforcement has reason to make an
arrest/arrest warrant or obtain a search warrant
What is heat flux - ✔✔The measurement of the rate of heat transfer to a surface
What are interstitial spaces - ✔✔The space between the building frame and interior walls
Once a window breaks or a door is opened, what is introduced - ✔✔Additional oxygen that
can greatly increase the fire size and spread
A lack of fire stops may allow for - ✔✔Vertical fire spread
The compartmentation of a structure refers to its - ✔✔Subdivision into separate sections or
units
,In ordinary construction, exterior walls are - ✔✔Masonry or other non-combustible
Where is non-combustible construction used primarily - ✔✔Commercial, industrial or high
rises
Three branches of federal government - ✔✔Executive, legislative and judicial
To be involved in the combustion process, fuels must generally be in what state? - ✔✔Gas or
vapor
Which OSHA regulation deals with operations at a hazardous waste site and the emergency
response to hazardous material incidents? - ✔✔29 CFR 1910.120 HAZWOPER (Hazardous
Waste Operations and Emergency Response)
Where are linear patterns usually found? - ✔✔On horizontal surfaces and may appear as
lines of demarcation, extending and elongating across the surface
What is empirical data and when is it utilized? - ✔✔Factual data that is based on actual
measurement, observation, or direct sensory experience rather than on theory
Generally speaking, a simple arc does not produce enough - ✔✔Energy to ignite most
ordinary, higher density combustibles.
Distortion or deformity of an object indicates - ✔✔Melting temperature was never reached.
According to ANSI Z 535.4 product safety signs and labels "warning" means - ✔✔Indicates a
potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided could result in death or serious injury.
,What is fire? - ✔✔A rapid oxidation process, a chemical reaction, resulting in the evolution
of light and heat of varying intensities.
What type of question allows a witness to answer with a story? - ✔✔Open-ended. These are
the best type.
What is fire dynamics? - ✔✔The study of all the behaviors of fire
What is a method to locate anomalies along a conductor? - ✔✔Rub a cotton ball along the
conductor
What things should an analysis be based on? - ✔✔Experience, knowledge, experience and
training of the person doing the analysis.
Mechanical power is the ___________ in a system - ✔✔The output
You should separate witnesses as soon as __________ - ✔✔Possible. Why?
Mechanical power for motors is usually expressed as ___________ - ✔✔Horsepower
Electrical power is expressed as __________ - ✔✔Kilowatts
TRUE or FALSE: Comparing relative depth of calcinations can be a reliable method for indicating
fire spread. - ✔✔True
Fire investigators can be found in what two sectors? - ✔✔Public (fire, police, etc) and private
(insurance companies)
, What are privileged communications? - ✔✔Statements made by certain persons within a
protected relationship (husband/wife, attorney/client, doctor/patient)
The medical community estimates burn damage by ____________ - ✔✔The rule of 9s
What are the degrees of burns? - ✔✔First degree: reddening of skin; second degree:
blistering; third degree: full thickness damage to skin; fourth degree: damage to underlying
tissue and charring of tissue.
What are the seven steps of the scientific method? - ✔✔Recognize the need; define the
problem; collect data; analyze the data; develop a hypothesis; test the hypothesis; select the
final hypothesis
What are the three states of matter? - ✔✔Solid, liquid, gas/vapor
A hypothesis must be supported by _____ - ✔✔All facts
What happens when you remove a component from the fire/combustion process? - ✔✔The
fire will be extinguished
Data collection includes many things such as - ✔✔Recognition of physical evidence;
collection of materials; documentation of personal observations; results of lab exams;
photographs, sketches, notes; official reports
What is negligence? - ✔✔Conduct that falls within the legal standard established to protect
others against harm; carelessness; failure to act
Most arson offenses are felony crimes punishable by ________ - ✔✔Imprisonment and fines
(2025) ACTUAL EXAM (TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS)AND ANSWERS ( 100% ACCURATE)
GET IT RIGHT!!
What are fire patterns? - ✔✔Visible or measurable physical changes or identifiable shapes
The make-up of ______________ has a significant effect on the results of an explosion. -
✔✔The fuel
What is physical evidence - ✔✔Any physical or tangible item that tends to prove or disprove
a particular fact or issue
Probable cause - ✔✔The standard by which law enforcement has reason to make an
arrest/arrest warrant or obtain a search warrant
What is heat flux - ✔✔The measurement of the rate of heat transfer to a surface
What are interstitial spaces - ✔✔The space between the building frame and interior walls
Once a window breaks or a door is opened, what is introduced - ✔✔Additional oxygen that
can greatly increase the fire size and spread
A lack of fire stops may allow for - ✔✔Vertical fire spread
The compartmentation of a structure refers to its - ✔✔Subdivision into separate sections or
units
,In ordinary construction, exterior walls are - ✔✔Masonry or other non-combustible
Where is non-combustible construction used primarily - ✔✔Commercial, industrial or high
rises
Three branches of federal government - ✔✔Executive, legislative and judicial
To be involved in the combustion process, fuels must generally be in what state? - ✔✔Gas or
vapor
Which OSHA regulation deals with operations at a hazardous waste site and the emergency
response to hazardous material incidents? - ✔✔29 CFR 1910.120 HAZWOPER (Hazardous
Waste Operations and Emergency Response)
Where are linear patterns usually found? - ✔✔On horizontal surfaces and may appear as
lines of demarcation, extending and elongating across the surface
What is empirical data and when is it utilized? - ✔✔Factual data that is based on actual
measurement, observation, or direct sensory experience rather than on theory
Generally speaking, a simple arc does not produce enough - ✔✔Energy to ignite most
ordinary, higher density combustibles.
Distortion or deformity of an object indicates - ✔✔Melting temperature was never reached.
According to ANSI Z 535.4 product safety signs and labels "warning" means - ✔✔Indicates a
potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided could result in death or serious injury.
,What is fire? - ✔✔A rapid oxidation process, a chemical reaction, resulting in the evolution
of light and heat of varying intensities.
What type of question allows a witness to answer with a story? - ✔✔Open-ended. These are
the best type.
What is fire dynamics? - ✔✔The study of all the behaviors of fire
What is a method to locate anomalies along a conductor? - ✔✔Rub a cotton ball along the
conductor
What things should an analysis be based on? - ✔✔Experience, knowledge, experience and
training of the person doing the analysis.
Mechanical power is the ___________ in a system - ✔✔The output
You should separate witnesses as soon as __________ - ✔✔Possible. Why?
Mechanical power for motors is usually expressed as ___________ - ✔✔Horsepower
Electrical power is expressed as __________ - ✔✔Kilowatts
TRUE or FALSE: Comparing relative depth of calcinations can be a reliable method for indicating
fire spread. - ✔✔True
Fire investigators can be found in what two sectors? - ✔✔Public (fire, police, etc) and private
(insurance companies)
, What are privileged communications? - ✔✔Statements made by certain persons within a
protected relationship (husband/wife, attorney/client, doctor/patient)
The medical community estimates burn damage by ____________ - ✔✔The rule of 9s
What are the degrees of burns? - ✔✔First degree: reddening of skin; second degree:
blistering; third degree: full thickness damage to skin; fourth degree: damage to underlying
tissue and charring of tissue.
What are the seven steps of the scientific method? - ✔✔Recognize the need; define the
problem; collect data; analyze the data; develop a hypothesis; test the hypothesis; select the
final hypothesis
What are the three states of matter? - ✔✔Solid, liquid, gas/vapor
A hypothesis must be supported by _____ - ✔✔All facts
What happens when you remove a component from the fire/combustion process? - ✔✔The
fire will be extinguished
Data collection includes many things such as - ✔✔Recognition of physical evidence;
collection of materials; documentation of personal observations; results of lab exams;
photographs, sketches, notes; official reports
What is negligence? - ✔✔Conduct that falls within the legal standard established to protect
others against harm; carelessness; failure to act
Most arson offenses are felony crimes punishable by ________ - ✔✔Imprisonment and fines
