Certified Fire Investigator UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Certified Fire Investigator
Certified Fire Investigator UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the reasons for investigating fires? - Correct Answer- To eliminate reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place
What is NFPA 921 - Correct Answer- Guide for Fire and Explosion I...
Certified Fire Investigator UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the reasons for investigating fires? - Correct Answer- To eliminate reoccurrence
Upgrade existing fire codes
Determine if a criminal act took place
What is NFPA 921 - Correct Answer- Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
What is NFPA 1033 - Correct Answer- Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire
Investigation
What is NIST? - Correct Answer- National Institute of Standards and Technology
What is CCAI? - Correct Answer- California Conference of Arson Investigators
Subrogation - Correct Answer- The assumption of a third party, such as an insurance
company, of another's legal right to collect a debt or damages.
High Explosive - Correct Answer- An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity speed
of greater than 3,300 ft/sec
Low Explosive - Correct Answer- An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed
usually less than 3,300 ft/sec
Low Order Explosive - Correct Answer- An explosion where the explosive is not completely
consumed.
Flashback - Correct Answer- Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a
suppression attempt
,Fire Bomb - Correct Answer- A breakable container filled with a flammable liquid with a
flash point of 150F or less with a wick or similar device.
What is a device? - Correct Answer- Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or
explosion
ANFO - Correct Answer- A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil-
Classified as a Blasting Agent
What is a Blasting Agent? - Correct Answer- Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and
an oxidizer
What is Fragmentation Primary? - Correct Answer- Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or
improvised explosive device
What is Fragmentation Secondary? - Correct Answer- Parts or pieces of material other than
the explosive device that are thrown or projected by the blast
What is a Pyrotechnic? - Correct Answer- A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be an
oxidizer, designed to produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
Michigan vs. Tyler - Correct Answer- Once a fire has been extinguished and firefighters have
left the premises, a warrant is required to re-enter and search the premises
When is an Inspection Warrant necessary? - Correct Answer- 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
What are the parts of a Criminal Investigation? - Correct Answer- Scene Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
, Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court
The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury... - Correct Answer- Beyond a reasonable
doubt
The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson meaning... - Correct Answer- The
cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
What information is included in a Curriculum Vitae? - Correct Answer- Current duties
Past positions
Investigative experiences
Formal and vocational related educational training
Certificates
Memberships
Court experience
Types of Crimes - Correct Answer- Infraction, misdemeanor, felony
Definition of Malicious - Correct Answer- A wish to defraud, annoy, injure another person, or
intent to do a wrongful act
A person is guilty of 451 (Arson) when... - Correct Answer- They willfully and maliciously
set fire to or burn or cause to be burned or who aids, counsels, or procures the burning of any
structure, forestland, or property
A person is guilty of 452 (Unlawfully/Recklessly Causing a Fire) when... - Correct Answer- A
fire is recklessly set to, or burns or causes to be burned, any structure, forestland, or personal
property
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