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Fire Officer 3rd Edition Chapter 18 Flashcards

1
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What is one of the best starting point for efforts to prevent future fires

A

Understanding the causes of fires that have occurred in the past

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What is the leading cause of home structure fires

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Cooking

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The fire officer should be able to determine

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

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

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

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

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Malfunctioning keys, and a life stores, material blocking access

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

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Citizens rights to privacy and due process

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

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Cause and origin

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

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

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9
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The fire officer must consider 3 types of evidence

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  1. Demonstrative
  2. Documentary
  3. Testimonial
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Term

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

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Fire scene reconstruction

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11
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What is the first step and fire calls determination

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Identify the point of origin

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12
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U and V shape fire patterns can lead to

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Point of origin

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13
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What does the cause of fire refer to?

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

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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

A

Failure analysis

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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

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Fire analysis

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16
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As part of a fire investigation the fire officer may have to interview

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Fire victims

Witnesses

Firefighter

Suspected perpetrators

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17
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What type of fires are influenced by environmental conditions, topography, feel old, wind, whether

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Woodland fires

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18
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What are the four fire calls classifications

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Accidental, natural, and Incendiary , and determined

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Does in incendiary fire have to be started by an arsonist

A

No….

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

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20
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Where are the six basic notice arson

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Profit

Crime concealment

Excitement

Spite / revenge

Extremism

Vandalism

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21
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What does the investigation report include

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

22
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Where as a witness can provide the court with testimony based only on his or her personal knowledge and observations an expert witness has

A

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

23
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Term

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

A

Accelerant

24
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Term

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

A

Arson

25
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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

A

Artifact

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Term

carbonaceous material that has been burned and has a blackened appearance

A

Char

27
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Term

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

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Demonstrative of evidence

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Term

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

A

Documentary evidence

29
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Term Luminous discharge of electricity from one object to another, typically leave in a blackened of object in the immediate area

A

Electrical arc

30
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Term

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

A

Evidence

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Term

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

A

Form of material

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

A

Pyrolysis

33
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Term

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

A

Type of material

34
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What are trailer

A

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

35
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Fire investigator 1033

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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

36
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Conduction, convection, and radiation at three methods of

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Heat transfer

37
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Fire grows and develops if I was the same pattern it as the

A

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

38
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The origin of the fire is typically at the base of the V or U shape pattern that is also known as

A

Fire patterns

39
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V or U shape me patter is also known as

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Movement pattern

40
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Determining the point of origin requires the analysis of the information from four sources

A

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

41
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After all investigative probabilities have been exhausted, if two or more potential causes remain the cause of the fire is To be considered

A

Undetermined

42
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If the cars is related to a mechanical malfunction, the exact cause may not be established without the assistance of a

A

Automotive expert

43
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What are the 3 components of IGNITION source

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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)

44
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47% of vehicle fires are?

A

Mechanical

45
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What is the first objective the most vehicle fire investigation

A

Indications of arson

46
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Wildland fires are influenced by environmental conditions. How are wildland fires vertically spread

A

Convection

47
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Any fire that you deliberately ignited under circumstances in which the person knows that the fire shit not be ignited is a

A

Incendiary fire

48
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What are the five categories of incendiary fires

A

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

49
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Before making a determination of an incendiary cause rule out

A

Accidental and natural causes

50
Q

What are examples of extremism

A

Abortion clinics, religious institutions, businesses,

51
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What is the motor for vandalism

A

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

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