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1
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The company officer must request a certified fire investigator during a fire investigation if:

A

There was a loss of life

2
Q

After evaluating scene safety, locating the area/point of origin, and protecting evidence, the company officer may be required to:

A

Determine the specific cause of the fire

3
Q

Which of the following is known as the area where the ignition source and material first ignited actually come together?

A

Area of origin

4
Q

Identifying _____ may help identify parties responsible for incendiary fire.

A

Motive

5
Q

Which of the following can BEST help determine where a fire originated and how it spread?

A

Recognizing and interpreting fire patterns

6
Q

Once the examination of a fire is complete, the investigation involves the examination, organization, and analysis of data with the ultimate objective of:

A

Determining fire origin and cause

7
Q

Fires that do not involve a deliberate human act to ignite or spread the fire into an area where it should not be is classified as:

A

Accidental

8
Q

On flat ground with a consistent fuel bed and no wind, a wildland fire would burn:

A

Equally in all directions

9
Q

During a vehicle fire scene investigation, a company officer should:

A

Examine both the exterior and interior of the vehicle

10
Q

Identifying the _____ is a key component in making a fire cause determination.

A

Material first ignited

11
Q

When determining cause of a fire, a company officer should know that a competent ignition source MUST have:

A

Sufficient temperature to ignite the first material

12
Q

Which of the following fire cause classifications is used when the specific cause has not been determined to a reasonable degree of probability?

A

Undetermined

13
Q

Process used to record the history of a piece of evidence; all documents should include the name or initials of the person collecting evidence, each person who has custody of it, …

A

Chain of custody

14
Q

An initial energy source that can produce enough heat and energy, over a long enough period of time to raise the temperature of a fuel to its ignition temperature

A

Competent ignition source

15
Q

The direction - north, south, east, west - in which the face slopes

A

Aspect

16
Q

Mechanism or initial energy source employed to initiate combustion, such as a spark that provides a means for the initiation of self-sustained combustion

A

Ignition source

17
Q

Fuel that is first set on fire by the heat of ignition. To be meaningful, both a type of material and a form of material should be identified

A

Material first ignited

18
Q

Psychological disorder in which the sufferer has an uncontrollable impulse to set fires, either to relieve tension or produce a feeling of euphoria

A

Pyromania

19
Q

Which of the following should be documented when examining the cargo compartment of a vehicle?

A

Damage to the spare tire

20
Q

During vehicle fire investigations, company officers should keep in mind that today’s passenger vehicles _____ when compared to older model vehicles

A

May have additional fuel loads

21
Q

Which of the following is MOST likely to affect the type of interior fire pattern formed?

A

They physical characteristics of the surface

22
Q

In fire cause determination, heat from electrical equipment is an example of a potential source of:

A

Ignition

23
Q

In an ideal situation, a vehicle that is part of a vehicle fire investigation should be examined:

A

Where the fire occurred

24
Q

Which of the following BEST describes what company officers should use in a systemic examination of a vehicle fire incident?

A

Comparative analysis of damage in each area of the vehicle

25
Q

Which of the following is one of the three characteristics that the material first ignited must have?

A

Close enough to the ignition source to receive energy transfer

26
Q

What three characteristics does the material first ignited have?

A

Close enough to the ignition source to receive energy transfer, Capable of being ignited by the ignition source, Capable of absorbing and retaining sufficient heat energy transferred from ignition source to begin combustion

27
Q

Which of the following pieces of information is MOST likely to be provided by a proper analysis of a vehicles fire pattern?

A

The fires movement

28
Q

The type of interior fire pattern MOST likely to vary widely in appearance is:

A

Ventilation generated

29
Q

Which of the following is the classification of fire cause that includes fires caused by lightning, storms, and floods where human intervention has not been involved in the ignition process?

A

Natural

30
Q

Which of the following is required finding for the area of origin during a fire investigation?

A

Knowledge of fire behavior

31
Q

NFPA 921 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations describes fire patterns as:

A

Visible or measurable physical effects that remain after the fire

32
Q

Firesetters looking to achieve a feeling of empowerment over society are associated with motives of:

A

Excitement

33
Q

The goal of analyzing interior fire patterns is BEST described as:

A

Determining fire spread from the area of origin

34
Q

Once the examination of a fire is complete, the investigation involves the examination, organization, and analysis of data with the ultimate objective of:

A

Determining the fire origin and cause

35
Q

In fire cause determination, a company officer should call an agency authorized fire investigator if:

A

The specific cause cannot be determined

36
Q

A possible sign that someone may be an arsonist who is seeking recognition or wishes to be viewed as a hero is that this person:

A

Is present at multiple fire scenes

37
Q

If there is an indication that a fire incident was intentional or malicious, the company officer must requests:

A

A certified fire investigator

38
Q

Which of the following BEST describes what embezzlement fires are set to erase or destroy?

A

A paper trail

39
Q

In fire pattern analysis, which of the following is the hypothesis that needs to be tested?

A

The area of origin

40
Q

In order to ensure safety during an exterior vehicle examination, the vehicle should be _____ prior to reaching underneath

A

Stabilized

41
Q

According to NFPA 1021, what must a Company Officer II know when a fire investigation is focused on determining if arson has occurred?

A

Methods that adult and juvenile firesetters use

42
Q

In fire pattern analysis, fire effects and patterns represent _____ pieces of evidence.

A

Individual

43
Q

When beginning to investigate a structure fire, company officers should start with an examination of:

A

The entire scene

44
Q

Which of the following types of people set fires as a tension release or to produce a feeling of euphoria?

A

Pyromaniacs

45
Q

Fires in which the motivation is to destroy evidence of another crime are known as:

A

Crime concealment

46
Q

Which of the following age groups most often set fires as the result of psychosocial conflicts?

A

8-13 year olds

47
Q

In wildland fires, grass stems and tree trunks that are scorched and charred on one side, but protected on the backside are signs of:

A

Radiant heat

48
Q

Firesetters motivated by profit or fraud attempt to cause:

A

The most amount of damage in the least amount of time

49
Q

Which of the following is BEST described as critical to the overall success of the fire scene investigation process?

A

Noting initial scene observations