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CFEI /
Practice
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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10. /
/True /
/or /
/false: //Any //removal //of //evidence //from //a //fire //scene //that //results //in //its //deterioration //or //
spoilage //is //known //as //spoliation.
A. //True
B. /
/False //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. /
/False. /
/Fire //investigation //usually //requires //removing //some //evidence //from //the //scene. //In //and
of //itself, //this //removal //is //not //necessarily //considered //spoliation.
True //or //false: //Fire //scene //examinations //should //not //be //undertaken //alone.
A. //True
B. //False //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //True
Who /
/grants //permission //for //a //fire //investigator //to //enter //a //scene //before //the //fire //is //completely
extinguished?
A. //State //fire //marshal
B. //Investigator's //immediate //supervisor
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C. //Incident //scene //commander
D. //Fire //suppression //personnel //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //Incident //Scene //Commander.
What //steps //should //be //taken //when //an //unauthorized //individual //is //found //within //the //fire
investigation //scene //area?
A. //Identified, //noted, //and //required //to //leave
B. //Arrested //on //suspicion //of //arson
C. //Identified, //noted, //and //held //for //questioning
D. /
/Arrested /
/for //loitering //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //Identified, //noted, //and //required //to //leave
Which //of //the //following //may //NOT //be //a //component //of //a //thorough //fire //investigation?
A. //Photos //of //the //fire //scene
B. //Interviews //with //witnesses
C. //Visiting //the //fire //scene
D. /
/Opinions /
/of /
/owners /
/who /
/have /
/pending /
/insurance /
/claims //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. //Opinions //of //owners //who //have //pending //insurance //claims
Which /
/of //the //following //is //generally //NOT //accessible //under //the //Freedom //of //Information //Act
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and //related //state //laws?
A. //Birth //certificates
B. //Real //estate //transactions
C. //Attorney-client //communications
D. //Legal //descriptions //of //property //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //Attorney-
client //communications //are //considered //privileged, //and //are //protected //from
disclosure //in //a //court //of //law
The //U. //S. //Fire //Administration
A. //Maintains //an //extensive //database //of //fire //incidents
B. //Oversees //the //Freedom //of //Information //Act
C. //Prepares //lightning //reports
D. /
/Writes /
/codes /
/and /
/standards /
/for /
/fire /
/investigations //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. /
/The //U.S. //Fire //Administration //is //a //federal //agency //that //maintains //an //extensive //database
related //to //fire //incidents //through //the //National //Fire //Incident //Reporting //System.
Which //of //the //following //would //NOT //be //a //source //for //visual //or //scientific //data?
A. //NOAA
B. //Television //studios
C. //Interviews
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D. /
/Lightning /
/detection /
/system //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. /
/Interviews /
/are //verbal //sources. //The //NOAA //maintains //wether //data, //television //studios //have
video //footage, //and //lightning //detection //system //have //data //on //lightning //strikes.
True /
/or //false: //The //need //to //preplan //investigations //is //largely //dependent //on //the //number //of
people //involved //and //size //of //the //fire //or //explosion.
A. //True
B. //False //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //False
True /
/or /
/false: /
/The /
/fire /
/scene /
/should /
/be /
/photographed /
/throughout /
/the /
/investigation /
/process //to //document //the //sequence //of //events //while //a //scene //is //being //excavated.
A. //True
B. //False //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //True
CFEI /
Practice
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
10. /
/True /
/or /
/false: //Any //removal //of //evidence //from //a //fire //scene //that //results //in //its //deterioration //or //
spoilage //is //known //as //spoliation.
A. //True
B. /
/False //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. /
/False. /
/Fire //investigation //usually //requires //removing //some //evidence //from //the //scene. //In //and
of //itself, //this //removal //is //not //necessarily //considered //spoliation.
True //or //false: //Fire //scene //examinations //should //not //be //undertaken //alone.
A. //True
B. //False //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //True
Who /
/grants //permission //for //a //fire //investigator //to //enter //a //scene //before //the //fire //is //completely
extinguished?
A. //State //fire //marshal
B. //Investigator's //immediate //supervisor
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C. //Incident //scene //commander
D. //Fire //suppression //personnel //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //Incident //Scene //Commander.
What //steps //should //be //taken //when //an //unauthorized //individual //is //found //within //the //fire
investigation //scene //area?
A. //Identified, //noted, //and //required //to //leave
B. //Arrested //on //suspicion //of //arson
C. //Identified, //noted, //and //held //for //questioning
D. /
/Arrested /
/for //loitering //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //Identified, //noted, //and //required //to //leave
Which //of //the //following //may //NOT //be //a //component //of //a //thorough //fire //investigation?
A. //Photos //of //the //fire //scene
B. //Interviews //with //witnesses
C. //Visiting //the //fire //scene
D. /
/Opinions /
/of /
/owners /
/who /
/have /
/pending /
/insurance /
/claims //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. //Opinions //of //owners //who //have //pending //insurance //claims
Which /
/of //the //following //is //generally //NOT //accessible //under //the //Freedom //of //Information //Act
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and //related //state //laws?
A. //Birth //certificates
B. //Real //estate //transactions
C. //Attorney-client //communications
D. //Legal //descriptions //of //property //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //Attorney-
client //communications //are //considered //privileged, //and //are //protected //from
disclosure //in //a //court //of //law
The //U. //S. //Fire //Administration
A. //Maintains //an //extensive //database //of //fire //incidents
B. //Oversees //the //Freedom //of //Information //Act
C. //Prepares //lightning //reports
D. /
/Writes /
/codes /
/and /
/standards /
/for /
/fire /
/investigations //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. /
/The //U.S. //Fire //Administration //is //a //federal //agency //that //maintains //an //extensive //database
related //to //fire //incidents //through //the //National //Fire //Incident //Reporting //System.
Which //of //the //following //would //NOT //be //a //source //for //visual //or //scientific //data?
A. //NOAA
B. //Television //studios
C. //Interviews
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D. /
/Lightning /
/detection /
/system //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. /
/Interviews /
/are //verbal //sources. //The //NOAA //maintains //wether //data, //television //studios //have
video //footage, //and //lightning //detection //system //have //data //on //lightning //strikes.
True /
/or //false: //The //need //to //preplan //investigations //is //largely //dependent //on //the //number //of
people //involved //and //size //of //the //fire //or //explosion.
A. //True
B. //False //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //False
True /
/or /
/false: /
/The /
/fire /
/scene /
/should /
/be /
/photographed /
/throughout /
/the /
/investigation /
/process //to //document //the //sequence //of //events //while //a //scene //is //being //excavated.
A. //True
B. //False //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //True
