Certified Fire Investigator Exam
questions with verified answers
To eliminate reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place - ANS ✔✔What are the reasons for investigating fires?
Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations - ANS ✔✔What is NFPA 921
Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigation - ANS ✔✔What is NFPA 1033
National Institute of Standards and Technology - ANS ✔✔What is NIST?
California Conference of Arson Investigators - ANS ✔✔What is CCAI?
The assumption of a third party, such as an insurance company, of another's legal right to collect
a debt or damages. - ANS ✔✔Subrogation
An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity speed of greater than 3,300 ft/sec - ANS
✔✔High Explosive
An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed usually less than 3,300 ft/sec - ANS
✔✔Low Explosive
An explosion where the explosive is not completely consumed. - ANS ✔✔Low Order Explosive
,Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a suppression attempt - ANS
✔✔Flashback
A breakable container filled with a flammable liquid with a flash point of 150F or less with a
wick or similar device. - ANS ✔✔Fire Bomb
Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or explosion - ANS ✔✔What is a device?
A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil- Classified as a Blasting Agent - ANS
✔✔ANFO
Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer - ANS ✔✔What is a Blasting Agent?
Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or improvised explosive device - ANS ✔✔What is
Fragmentation Primary?
Parts or pieces of material other than the explosive device that are thrown or projected by the
blast - ANS ✔✔What is Fragmentation Secondary?
A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be an oxidizer, designed to produce heat, light,
smoke, gas, or noise - ANS ✔✔What is a Pyrotechnic?
Once a fire has been extinguished and firefighters have left the premises, a warrant is required
to re-enter and search the premises - ANS ✔✔Michigan vs. Tyler
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 - ANS ✔✔When is an Inspection Warrant
necessary?
Scene Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court - ANS ✔✔What are the parts of a Criminal Investigation?
Beyond a reasonable doubt - ANS ✔✔The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury...
The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act - ANS ✔✔The prosecution must establish the Corpus
Delecti of Arson meaning...
Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience - ANS ✔✔What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae?
Infraction, misdemeanor, felony - ANS ✔✔Types of Crimes
questions with verified answers
To eliminate reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place - ANS ✔✔What are the reasons for investigating fires?
Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations - ANS ✔✔What is NFPA 921
Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigation - ANS ✔✔What is NFPA 1033
National Institute of Standards and Technology - ANS ✔✔What is NIST?
California Conference of Arson Investigators - ANS ✔✔What is CCAI?
The assumption of a third party, such as an insurance company, of another's legal right to collect
a debt or damages. - ANS ✔✔Subrogation
An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity speed of greater than 3,300 ft/sec - ANS
✔✔High Explosive
An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed usually less than 3,300 ft/sec - ANS
✔✔Low Explosive
An explosion where the explosive is not completely consumed. - ANS ✔✔Low Order Explosive
,Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a suppression attempt - ANS
✔✔Flashback
A breakable container filled with a flammable liquid with a flash point of 150F or less with a
wick or similar device. - ANS ✔✔Fire Bomb
Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or explosion - ANS ✔✔What is a device?
A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil- Classified as a Blasting Agent - ANS
✔✔ANFO
Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer - ANS ✔✔What is a Blasting Agent?
Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or improvised explosive device - ANS ✔✔What is
Fragmentation Primary?
Parts or pieces of material other than the explosive device that are thrown or projected by the
blast - ANS ✔✔What is Fragmentation Secondary?
A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be an oxidizer, designed to produce heat, light,
smoke, gas, or noise - ANS ✔✔What is a Pyrotechnic?
Once a fire has been extinguished and firefighters have left the premises, a warrant is required
to re-enter and search the premises - ANS ✔✔Michigan vs. Tyler
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 - ANS ✔✔When is an Inspection Warrant
necessary?
Scene Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court - ANS ✔✔What are the parts of a Criminal Investigation?
Beyond a reasonable doubt - ANS ✔✔The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury...
The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act - ANS ✔✔The prosecution must establish the Corpus
Delecti of Arson meaning...
Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience - ANS ✔✔What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae?
Infraction, misdemeanor, felony - ANS ✔✔Types of Crimes
