Fire Origin Ch5 Flashcards
1) Upon arrival everything at the incident scene should be considered ______
a. Potential evidence
2) How will relevant items of evidence be identified (4)
a. Through investigation, gathering of data, developing hypothesis, testing hypothesis
3) Any fire investigation can result in ___ action.
a. Legal
4) Evidence is any data that may be used to ____ or ____ a certain hypothesis
a. Prove, disprove
5) Three primary classifications of evidence are:
a. Direct, circumstantial, physical
6) _____ is composed of facet to which a person can attest without further support.
a. Direct evidence
7) Direct evidence is found through the ____
a. Five physical senses
8) ______ supports an inference formed from direct evidence
a. Circumstantial evidence
9) A common misconception concerning circumstantial evidence is that it is not as ___ as direct evidence
a. Valuable
10) Arrangement of the fuel load which may have influenced the progression of the fire is what type of evidence?
a. Physical
11) First responders should ____, ____ and _____ all possible evidence according to local policies.
a. Preserve, collect, document
12) Items of potential evidence are also known as;
a. Artifacts
13) First step to PCD evidence-(preserve, document, collect)
a. Secure the scene
14) Second step to PCD-
a. Preserve, the evidence that is in danger of destruction
15) Third step to PCD—
a. Photograph evidence in place, make, label, Document location on sketch
16) Fourth step to PCD-
a. Note time place and person of discovery
17) Fifth step to PCD-
a. Maintain and secure area, document who moves evidence
18) The _____ tracks an item from the time it is found until its final disposition.
a. Chain of custody
19) Any time the custody of an item changes the following information should be obtained:
a. Name, date, description, condition
20) Responders should not gather or handle evidence unless it is _____ in order to _____
a. Absolutely necessary, preserve it
21) The need to remain on scene can be especially burdensome when an emergency occurs in _____
a. Extreme conditions
22) The ultimate objective of evidence collection is to preserve _____ so that can retain their _____ and can be analyzed using the ____ and if necessary ultimately be _____ in the court of law.
a. Artifacts, evidentiary value, scientific method, admissible
23) ____, ____, and ____ can cross-contaminate evidence
a. Boots, tools, gloves
24) _____ should not be placed in the container with the materials that were collected as evidence
a. Exam gloves
