FO Chp18

Question 1

Who is responsible for determining and reporting the fire cause

Answer 1

IC

Question 2

A FO who conducts a preliminary fire cause investigation and suspects that a crime has occurred should:

Answer 2

immediately request the response of a fire investigator

Question 3

what type of evidence, Tangible items that can be identified by witnesses, such as incendiary devices and fire scene debris

Answer 3

Demonstrative evidence

Question 4

Evidence in written form:

Answer 4

Documentary evidence

Question 5

What type of evidence, Witness speaking under oath:

Answer 5

Testimonial evidence

Question 6

______, in the context of fire evidence, could include the remains of the material first ignited, the ignition source, or other items or components that are in some way related to the fire ignition, development, or spread.

Answer 6

Artifacts

Question 7

_______ is the process of re creating the physical scene before the fire occurred, either physically or oretically

Answer 7

Fire scene reconstruction

Question 8

The ____ is the exact physical location where a heat source and a fuel come in contact with each other

Answer 8

point of origin

Question 9

The 3 step process for determining the cause of the fire:

Answer 9

1. Determine the source of ignition
2. Determine the fuel that was first ignited.
3. Determine the circumstances or human actions that allowed the ignition source and the fuel to come together

Question 10

47% of vehicle fires were caused by:

Answer 10

mechanical failure or malfunction