Ch 20 - Fire Origin & Cause Determination

Question 1

Fire Cause Assessment Steps

Answer 1

Ignition source
Material first ignited
Ignition sequence

Question 2

Fire cause classifications

Answer 2

Accidental
Incendiary
Natural
Undetermined

Question 3

Evidence preservation steps

Answer 3

Restrict access to scene
Protect any potential evidence
Minimize fire suppression and overhaul activities that could destroy important evidence

Question 4

Direct evidence

Answer 4

Facts to which a person can attest (witness something)

Question 5

Circumstantial evidence

Answer 5

An inference formed from direct evidence

Question 6

Physical evidence

Answer 6

Tools, containers, burn patterns, containers, foot prints, odors, etc