FIRE INVESTIGATOR MASTER FOR TCFP TEST
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ ALPHA RADIATION. Answer: BOUNCES OFF CLOTHING
◉ BETA RADIATION. Answer: PENETRATES CLOTHING
◉ GAMMA RADIATION. Answer: PENETRATES CLOTHING AND
SKIN
◉ PARTS OF HAZMAT PLACARD. Answer: YELLOW -
INSTABILITY
RED - FLAMMABILITY
BLUE - HEALTH
◉ OXIDATION. Answer: CHEMICAL REACTION INVOLVING THE
COMBINATION OF OXYGEN WITH OTHER MATERIALS
◉ EXOTHERMIC. Answer: Chemical Reaction in which energy is
primarily given off in the form of heat
,◉ ENDOTHERMIC. Answer: (of a chemical reaction or compound)
occurring or formed with absorption of heat
◉ FIRE IS AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION CALLED:. Answer:
COMBUSTION
◉ COMBUSTION RELEASES ENERGY IN THE FORM OF:.
Answer: HEAT OR LIGHT
◉ PILOTED IGNITION. Answer: MOMENT WHEN A MIXTURE OF
FUEL AND OXYGEN ENCOUNTER AN EXTERNAL HEAT
SOURCE WITH SUFFICIENT HEAD ENERGY TO START THE
COMBUSTION REACTION.
◉ AUTOIGNITION. Answer: Occurs without any external flame or
spark to ignite the fuel gases or vapors
◉ POTENTIAL ENERGY. Answer: ENERGY POSSESSED BY AN
OBJECT THAT MAY BE RELEASED
◉ KINETIC ENERGY. Answer: ENERGY POSSESSED BY A
MOVING OBJECT
,◉ BTU. Answer: British Thermal Unit
◉ BTU IS USED TO MEASURE:. Answer: HEAT
◉ RESISTANCE HEATING. Answer: WHEN ELECTRICAL
CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH A CONDUCTOR, HEAT IS
PRODUCED
◉ OVERCURRENT. Answer: WHEN THE CURRENT FLOWING
THROUGH A CONDUCTOR EXCEEDS ITS DESIGN LIMITS.
◉ ARCING. Answer: High-temperature luminous electric discharge
across a gap or through a medium such as charred insulation.
◉ SPARKING. Answer: WHEN AN ELECTRIC ARC OCCURS
LUMINOUS PARTICLES CAN BE FORMED AND SPATTER AWAY
FROM THE POINT OF ARCING.
◉ CONDUCTION. Answer: The direct transfer of heat from one
substance to another substance that it is touching.
◉ CONVECTION. Answer: TRANSFER OF HEAT ENERGY FROM
A FLUID TO A SOLID SURFACE OR BETWEEN TWO FLUIDS.
, ◉ RADIATION. Answer: TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY AS AN
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
◉ FUEL CONTROLLED FIRE. Answer: FIRE LIMITED BY THE
AMOUNT OF COMBUSTIBLES
◉ VENTILATION CONTROLLED FIRE. Answer: FIRE LIMITED BY
THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN
◉ STAGES OF FIRE GROWTH. Answer: ignition, growth, flashover,
fully developed, decay
◉ FLASHOVER. Answer: A transition phase in the development of a
compartment fire in which surfaces exposed to thermal radiation reach
ignition temperature more or less simultaneously and fire spreads rapidly
throughout the space, resulting in full room involvement or total
involvement of the compartment or enclosed space.
◉ FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FLASHOVER CONDITIONS:.
Answer: SIZE OF COMPARTMENT, HEIGHT OF CEILING,
VENTILATION, AMOUNT OF FUEL, LAYOUT OF FUEL,
LOCATION OF FIRE IN COMPARTMENT
◉ FIRE PATTERNS. Answer: PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE
AFFECTS OF FIRE ON MATERIALS
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ ALPHA RADIATION. Answer: BOUNCES OFF CLOTHING
◉ BETA RADIATION. Answer: PENETRATES CLOTHING
◉ GAMMA RADIATION. Answer: PENETRATES CLOTHING AND
SKIN
◉ PARTS OF HAZMAT PLACARD. Answer: YELLOW -
INSTABILITY
RED - FLAMMABILITY
BLUE - HEALTH
◉ OXIDATION. Answer: CHEMICAL REACTION INVOLVING THE
COMBINATION OF OXYGEN WITH OTHER MATERIALS
◉ EXOTHERMIC. Answer: Chemical Reaction in which energy is
primarily given off in the form of heat
,◉ ENDOTHERMIC. Answer: (of a chemical reaction or compound)
occurring or formed with absorption of heat
◉ FIRE IS AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION CALLED:. Answer:
COMBUSTION
◉ COMBUSTION RELEASES ENERGY IN THE FORM OF:.
Answer: HEAT OR LIGHT
◉ PILOTED IGNITION. Answer: MOMENT WHEN A MIXTURE OF
FUEL AND OXYGEN ENCOUNTER AN EXTERNAL HEAT
SOURCE WITH SUFFICIENT HEAD ENERGY TO START THE
COMBUSTION REACTION.
◉ AUTOIGNITION. Answer: Occurs without any external flame or
spark to ignite the fuel gases or vapors
◉ POTENTIAL ENERGY. Answer: ENERGY POSSESSED BY AN
OBJECT THAT MAY BE RELEASED
◉ KINETIC ENERGY. Answer: ENERGY POSSESSED BY A
MOVING OBJECT
,◉ BTU. Answer: British Thermal Unit
◉ BTU IS USED TO MEASURE:. Answer: HEAT
◉ RESISTANCE HEATING. Answer: WHEN ELECTRICAL
CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH A CONDUCTOR, HEAT IS
PRODUCED
◉ OVERCURRENT. Answer: WHEN THE CURRENT FLOWING
THROUGH A CONDUCTOR EXCEEDS ITS DESIGN LIMITS.
◉ ARCING. Answer: High-temperature luminous electric discharge
across a gap or through a medium such as charred insulation.
◉ SPARKING. Answer: WHEN AN ELECTRIC ARC OCCURS
LUMINOUS PARTICLES CAN BE FORMED AND SPATTER AWAY
FROM THE POINT OF ARCING.
◉ CONDUCTION. Answer: The direct transfer of heat from one
substance to another substance that it is touching.
◉ CONVECTION. Answer: TRANSFER OF HEAT ENERGY FROM
A FLUID TO A SOLID SURFACE OR BETWEEN TWO FLUIDS.
, ◉ RADIATION. Answer: TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY AS AN
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
◉ FUEL CONTROLLED FIRE. Answer: FIRE LIMITED BY THE
AMOUNT OF COMBUSTIBLES
◉ VENTILATION CONTROLLED FIRE. Answer: FIRE LIMITED BY
THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN
◉ STAGES OF FIRE GROWTH. Answer: ignition, growth, flashover,
fully developed, decay
◉ FLASHOVER. Answer: A transition phase in the development of a
compartment fire in which surfaces exposed to thermal radiation reach
ignition temperature more or less simultaneously and fire spreads rapidly
throughout the space, resulting in full room involvement or total
involvement of the compartment or enclosed space.
◉ FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FLASHOVER CONDITIONS:.
Answer: SIZE OF COMPARTMENT, HEIGHT OF CEILING,
VENTILATION, AMOUNT OF FUEL, LAYOUT OF FUEL,
LOCATION OF FIRE IN COMPARTMENT
◉ FIRE PATTERNS. Answer: PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE
AFFECTS OF FIRE ON MATERIALS
