1) Claims of spoilation of evidence can be minimized when notification is given that an investigation at the site of the incident is going to occur to allow the opportunity for who to retain experts to attend investigation (12.3.5.4)?
2) Photographic documentation should be taken to permit later forensic examination after notice is given to all known interested parties that (12.3.5.5)?
3) Prior to offering opinion testimony identifying the origin/cause of a fire, the investigator may be accepted by the court as (12.5.2.3.2 [A])?
4) An expert witness is one that has sufficient skill and knowledge in a field so to draw a conclusion that the average person (12.5.2.3.2)?
5) Which reporting statues allows an insurance company to be immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution upon its release of information pursuant to the statute (12.5.6.5)?
6) Due to the priority of safety and health protection, organizations must have a clearly articulated written (13.12.1.1)?
7) Who is required to address the safety and security of the scene and its evidence from bystanders (13.2.5.1)?
8) Any unauthorized individuals found within the fire investigation scene area should be ()?
9) Proper PPE includes (13.6.1.1)?
10) Examining the fire scent, interviewing and conducting research ana analysis or other sources all provide the investigator with the opportunity to establish the (14.1.1.2)?
11) Information in a fire investigation is only as reliable as the (14.1.2.1)?
12) Generally, information is available to the fire investigator in terms of (14.3)?
13) Witnesses can provide information about the incident (14.4.1)?
14) At the time of the interview, it is the responsibility of the investigator to evaluate the (14.4.1.2)?
15) The interview during a fire investigation should generally be completed (14.4.2.1)?
16) An important feature during an interview for the fire investigator is to (14.4.2.5)?
17) Tape recording or taking written notes during an interview the to (14.4.3)?
18) The admissibility of evidence in court can be enhanced by the fire investigator by having (14.4.3)?
19) The State Department of Vital Statistics maintains public records regarding all of the following except (14.5.3.3)
20) Which of the following is a good source for information regarding fire investigation activities? (14.5.3.10)
21) The need for a fire investigator to pre-plan an investigation?
22) Accuracy is important during the incident scene investigation because (15.2)?
23) An important consideration by the investigator is (15.2.7)?
24) A pre-investigation team should have a (15.4)?
25) Each person on the fire scene should be (15.4.1)?
26) Recommended tools and equipment for a fire investigator includes (15.4.3)?
27) During the investigation as layers of debris are removed (16.2.2(3))?
28) A photo diagram is important with directional arrows added that indicate the (16.2.6.4)?
29) Photographs of people in a crowd are often valuable for identifying individuals who may have (16.2.8.3)?
30) During a fire investigation, discontinued power can be estimated by (16.2.8.6.7)?
31) Fire investigation reports may be used for all of the following except (16.5.1)
32) During a fire investigation, the entire fire scene should be preserved and protected and considered as (17.3.1.1)?
33) Evidence for accelerant testing should be collected and tested in accordance with (17.5.4)?
34) Physical evidence of ignitable liquid can be collected with (17.5.4.3)?
35) The proper use of detection canines is to assist with (17.5.4.7)?
36) A sample should be scientifically confirmed regarding the presence of ignitable liquid instead of (17.5.4.7.1)?
37) Canine ignitable liquid detection should be used in conjunction with, and not in the place of (17.5.4.7.6)?
38) The recommended container for the collection of liquid and solid accelerant evidence is an unused clean (17.6.2.1)?
39) A disadvantage of a metal can for ignitable liquid evidence collection is (17.6.2.1.2)?
40) All evidence should be marked or labeled for identification (17.7)?
41) The complete documentation for evidence that the investigator should prepare is required to have all of the following except (17.7.3):
42) The fire investigator should define in writing the scope of the examination or testing desired when submitting for laboratory analysis. The request should include the name, address and telephone number of the investigator and which of the following (17.8.1.2)?
43) The fire investigator should choose a container of sufficient size to hold all of the evidence from a single investigation. Physical evidence from more than one investigation should never be (17.8.2.1.1)?
44) What is necessary when passing chain of custody from one person to another (17.9.2)?
45) What is the test method that separates the mixtures of compounds into their individual components and then further analyses the individual components that have been separated (17.10.2.1)?
46) When using an exemplar appliance or product to determine if it could cause the fire, the sample should be (17.10.4.2)?
47) Generally, if the correct origin is not identified, the subsequent cause determination will (18.1)?
48) Which of the following is not a source of information for determining the origin of a fire (18.1.2)?
49) The investigator may avoid overlooking significant evidence and avoid forming premature conclusions about the origin if the investigator establishes a (18.2.4)?
50) The reconstruction of a fire scene allows the investigator to (18.3.2)?
51) The purpose of a fire scene reconstruction is to (18.3.2)?
52) In some instances, it may be desirable to move the debris to a secure location. This means that debris should be (18.3.2.3.2)?
53) The use of heavy equipment to remove debris should only be undertaken if (18.3.2.3.3)?
54) What is a diagram that includes walls, doorways, doors, windows and pertinent furnishings that have arrows pointing in the direction of heat or flame spread (Figure 18.4.2(a); 18.4.2)?
55) What is the visible or identifiable shapes formed by fire (3.3.74)?
56) What is the transition phase in which surfaces exposed to thermal radiation reach ignition temperature approximately simultaneously (3.3.89)?
57) What is the time between application of ignition source to the onset of self-sustained combustion (3.3.115)?
58) Chipping or pitting of concrete surfaces is known as (3.3.174)?
59) The property of a material characterized by its surface temperature rise when exposed to heat is (3.3.186)?
60) Fire investigation involves skill, technology knowledge and the basic methodology relies on (4.1)?
61) The chances for success of the overall fire investigation can greatly be increased by (4.4.2)?
62) A fire investigation may include all but which of the following? (4.4.3.2)
63) Two levels of certainty commonly used are (4.5.1)?
64) The three methods of heat transfer are: (5.5.1.3)
65) During transient heating, the property that characterizes how easily the surface temperature of the material will increase when heat flow into the material is (5.5.2.3)?
66) Flashover occurs when the hot gas layer imposes _______ on unignited fuels sufficient to ignite them (5.10.4.1)?
67) Full room involvement can be prevented after flashover if (5.10.4.2)?
68) A visible or measurable physical change or identifiable shape formed by a fire effect is (6.1.1)?
69) The loss of surface materials resulting in cracking, breaking and chipping in concrete is known as (6.2.5)?
70) The mixing of two or more metals in which one or more of the metals is in a liquified state is (6.2.8.6)?
71) An incandescent bult with a bulge on one side indicates that the heating sources was from (Figure 6.2.15)?
72) The Pugilistic posture results from muscles undergoing (6.2.17.3)?
73) The test method used to measure the ignition of carpeting from a small ignition is the (6.3.3.2.1)?
74) Pattern geometry is dependent upon (6.3.7.1.1, 6.3.7, 6.3.7.1.2)?
75) What fuel source can create an inverted cone pattern (6.3.7.2.2)?
76) Which of the following has a significant influence on the fire safety capabilities of a building (7.2.1)?
77) An ionizing smoke detector relies on what kind of material to ionize air between two differentially charged electrodes to sense smoke particles (8.3.2.4.1, 8.3.2.4.2)?
78) What standard is used in most jurisdictions for water-based fire suppression systems (8.4.4.2.1)?
79) An aluminum allow may appear as a (9.10.6.3)?
80) The most common reason for children playing with fire is (11.5)?
81) The constitutional safeguards that are generally applicable to criminal investigations and prosecutions as set forth in the US constitution are found in what amendments (12.2)?
82) The authority to investigate fires is given to individuals such as fire marshals in accordance with (12.3.1)?
83) When individuals are being questioned in a custodial setting, the advising of the right to remain silent, any statement may be used as evidence, right to the presence of an attorney, acknowledgment that an attorney will be provided to them if they lack the money for one and they can waive the right to be silent and change their mind later. These are known as the (12.3.4.1)?
84) No information obtained in an interrogation within a custodial setting may be used without investigators providing what to the person being interviewed (12.3.4.2)?
85) The custodial setting depends on many variables including the location of the interview, the length of the interview, who is present and (12.3.4.2)?
86) A depth of charring analysis is most reliable for evaluating (18.4.3)?
87) The first fuel ignited is not the (19.1.2)?
88) The various activities required to determine the cause using the scientific method is the (19.2.2)?
89) The events that brought the fuel and ignition source together is the (19.3.5)?
90) In the absence of speculative information, which cannot be included in the analysis, where all hypothesized fire causes have been eliminated, the investigator is left with the conclusion that the fire cause (19.6.5.1)?
91) The positive pressure phase of a blast is the front in which the expanding gases are (23.4.1.2)?
92) Death investigations involve notifying authorities such as the (25.5.1)?
93) As soon as a body is discovered and the victim is determined to be beyond medical aid, the fire department should (25.5.2)?
94) Special attention in photographing evidence and diagramming should include specific attention to the position of movable parts such as (26.2.3)?
95) To keep a scene secure for investigation, it may be necessary to hire private security personnel or (29.5.2.1)?
96) First responders to the scene should establish and maintain initial control of the investigation site and (29.5.2.4.3)?