Chapter 15 Fire Officer II

Question 1

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

Answer 1

There was a loss of life

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Determine the specific cause of the fire

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Area of origin

Question 4

Identifying _____ may help identify parties responsible for incendiary fire.

Answer 4

Motive

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Recognizing and interpreting fire patterns

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Determining fire origin and cause

Question 7

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:

Answer 7

Accidental

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Equally in all directions

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Examine both the exterior and interior of the vehicle

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Material first ignited

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Sufficient temperature to ignite the first material

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Undetermined

Question 13

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, …

Answer 13

Chain of custody

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Competent ignition source

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Aspect

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Ignition source

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Material first ignited

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Pyromania

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Damage to the spare tire

Question 20

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

Answer 20

May have additional fuel loads

Question 21

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

Answer 21

They physical characteristics of the surface

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Ignition

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Where the fire occurred

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Comparative analysis of damage in each area of the vehicle

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Close enough to the ignition source to receive energy transfer

Question 26

What three characteristics does the material first ignited have?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

The fires movement

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Ventilation generated

Question 29

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?

Answer 29

Natural

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Knowledge of fire behavior

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Visible or measurable physical effects that remain after the fire

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Excitement

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Determining fire spread from the area of origin

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Determining the fire origin and cause

Question 35

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

Answer 35

The specific cause cannot be determined

Question 36

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:

Answer 36

Is present at multiple fire scenes

Question 37

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

Answer 37

A certified fire investigator

Question 38

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

Answer 38

A paper trail

Question 39

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

Answer 39

The area of origin

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Stabilized

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Methods that adult and juvenile firesetters use

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Individual

Question 43

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

Answer 43

The entire scene

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Pyromaniacs

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Crime concealment

Question 46

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

Answer 46

8-13 year olds

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Radiant heat

Question 48

Firesetters motivated by profit or fraud attempt to cause:

Answer 48

The most amount of damage in the least amount of time

Question 49

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

Answer 49

Noting initial scene observations