Fire Officer 3rd Edition Chapter 18

Question 1

What is one of the best starting point for efforts to prevent future fires

Answer 1

Understanding the causes of fires that have occurred in the past

Question 2

What is the leading cause of home structure fires

Answer 2

Cooking

Question 3

The fire officer should be able to determine

Answer 3

Point of origin and cause (probable cause) for most fires

Question 4

What must a fire officer be able to determine to determine the point of origin

Answer 4

The fire officer misunderstand by a growth and development and the three methods of heat transfer
Conduction, convection, radiation

Question 5

What are conditions or situation that might delay the fire department ability to get to the higher

Answer 5

Malfunctioning keys, and a life stores, material blocking access

Question 6

The fire investigator mistake into account what when determining a fire origin

Answer 6

Citizens rights to privacy and due process

Question 7

When the fire department has been called out, the fire department has the right to determine what two things

Answer 7

Cause and origin

Question 8

During the Plemon airy fire because investigation and suspects that a crime has occurred the fire officer should

Answer 8

Request a fire investigator and secure the same to protect any evidence

Question 9

The fire officer must consider 3 types of evidence

Answer 9

1. Demonstrative
2. Documentary
3. Testimonial

Question 10

Term

What is the process of re-creating the physical seen before the fire occurred either physically or theoretically

Answer 10

Fire scene reconstruction

Question 11

What is the first step and fire calls determination

Answer 11

Identify the point of origin

Question 12

U and V shape fire patterns can lead to

Answer 12

Point of origin

Question 13

What does the cause of fire refer to?

Answer 13

Circumstances in factors that were necessary for the fire to have occurred

Question 14

Logical, systematic examination of an item, component, assembly, or structure and its place in function within the system, conduction to identify analyze the probability, cars, and consequences a potential in real failures

Answer 14

Failure analysis

Question 15

What is the scientific process of examining a fire occurrence to determine all of the relevant facts including the origin, calls, subsequent development of fires, as well as to identify the responsibility for whatever occurred

Answer 15

Fire analysis

Question 16

As part of a fire investigation the fire officer may have to interview

Answer 16

Fire victims

Witnesses

Firefighter

Suspected perpetrators

Question 17

What type of fires are influenced by environmental conditions, topography, feel old, wind, whether

Answer 17

Woodland fires

Question 18

What are the four fire calls classifications

Answer 18

Accidental, natural, and Incendiary , and determined

Question 19

Does in incendiary fire have to be started by an arsonist

Answer 19

No….

Incendiary fire is a fire there’s intentionally started with the person knows it should not be started

Question 20

Where are the six basic notice arson

Answer 20

Profit

Crime concealment

Excitement

Spite / revenge

Extremism

Vandalism

Question 21

What does the investigation report include

Answer 21

Information in chronological order, beginning with a description of the structure before the event occurred

Question 22

Where as a witness can provide the court with testimony based only on his or her personal knowledge and observations an expert witness has

Answer 22

Scientific, technical, and specialize knowledge I can’t be relied on to interpret the fax

Question 23

Term

An agent often any Maneval liquid used to initiate a fire or increase the rate of growth or spread of fire

Answer 23

Accelerant

Question 24

Term

The crime of maliciously and intentionally or recklessly starting a fire or explosion

Answer 24

Arson

Question 25

Term The remains of the material FIRST ignited, technician source, how are the items are components in someway related to the fire ignition, development or spread. An artifact may also be an item on which the fire patterns are present, and wish the case the preservation of artifact is not focused on the item itself but rather the pattern that appears on it

Answer 25

Artifact

Question 26

Term carbonaceous material that has been burned and has a blackened appearance

Answer 26

Char

Question 27

Term Tangible items that came identified by witnesses such as incendiary devices in fire scene debris

Answer 27

Demonstrative of evidence

Question 28

Term And it’s in written form such as Reports records photograph sketches and witness statements

Answer 28

Documentary evidence

Question 29

Term Luminous discharge of electricity from one object to another, typically leave in a blackened of object in the immediate area

Answer 29

Electrical arc

Question 30

Term The documentary or oral statement in the material objects admissible as testimony in the court of law

Answer 30

Evidence

Question 31

Term With the ignited material is being used for (clothing cotton etc

Answer 31

Form of material

Question 32

Term The destruction distillation of organic compounds in an accident free environment that converts the organic matter into gas is liquids or char

Answer 32

Pyrolysis

Question 33

Term | With night at material it’s made of(can be cotton)

Answer 33

Type of material

Question 34

What are trailer

Answer 34

Material used to spread fire from one area of a structure to another

Question 35

Fire investigator 1033

Answer 35

A fire investigator might also be called in situations that could cause great harm such as fire in a hospital or college dormitory even if the was quickly control

Question 36

Conduction, convection, and radiation at three methods of

Answer 36

Heat transfer

Question 37

Fire grows and develops if I was the same pattern it as the

Answer 37

Smoke in here, rising tour of the ceiling, spreading out, and baking now

Question 38

The origin of the fire is typically at the base of the V or U shape pattern that is also known as

Answer 38

Fire patterns

Question 39

V or U shape me patter is also known as

Answer 39

Movement pattern

Question 40

Determining the point of origin requires the analysis of the information from four sources

Answer 40

Physical marks or fire patterns Observations by the Person who witnessed a fire Physics and chemistry a fire initiation development and growth Noting the location of electrical arcing has caused damage

Question 41

After all investigative probabilities have been exhausted, if two or more potential causes remain the cause of the fire is To be considered

Answer 41

Undetermined

Question 42

If the cars is related to a mechanical malfunction, the exact cause may not be established without the assistance of a

Answer 42

Automotive expert

Question 43

What are the 3 components of IGNITION source

Answer 43

Generation (produce heat energy to raise the fuel to ignition temp) Transmission heat energy transmitted from source to fuel to raise the fuel to it ignition temp( conduction convection, radiation) Heating (heat transfer from to fuel must continue long enough got fuel to be heated to it ignition temp)

Question 44

47% of vehicle fires are?

Answer 44

Mechanical

Question 45

What is the first objective the most vehicle fire investigation

Answer 45

Indications of arson

Question 46

Wildland fires are influenced by environmental conditions. How are wildland fires vertically spread

Answer 46

Convection

Question 47

Any fire that you deliberately ignited under circumstances in which the person knows that the fire shit not be ignited is a

Answer 47

Incendiary fire

Question 48

What are the five categories of incendiary fires

Answer 48

Disable bill and fire protection Delete notification or difficulty in getting to the fire Accelerants Or trailers Multiple points of origin Tampered or altered equipment

Question 49

Before making a determination of an incendiary cause rule out

Answer 49

Accidental and natural causes

Question 50

What are examples of extremism

Answer 50

Abortion clinics, religious institutions, businesses,

Question 51

What is the motor for vandalism

Answer 51

Cause damage for its own sake. Common for schools abandon structure is vegetation trash containers. Most often within walking distance of his or her home