IAAI-FIT Test Vocab EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2026).
Approved - ✅✅acceptable
Absolute Temperature - ✅✅a temperature measured in Kelvins (K) or Rankines
(R)
Accelerant - ✅✅a fuel or oxidizer intention used to initiate a fire or increase its
spread
Accidental Fire - ✅✅an unplanned fire or a chance occurrence arising from
unintentional circumstances
Active Fire Protection System - ✅✅a mechanical or electric system that
activates under fire circumstances (ex. detectors and sprinklers)
Ambient - ✅✅something/someones surrounding environment
Ampacity - ✅✅the maximum current in amperes that a conductor can
continuously carry without going over it's max temperature rating
Ampere - ✅✅a unit of electric current equivalent to 1 coulomb (6.24x1018
electrons) per second
Arc - ✅✅a high-temperature, glowing electric particle (spark) discharged across
a circuit gap or through a fuel
, IAAI-FIT Test Vocab EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2026).
Arc Mapping - ✅✅evaluating circuit configurations for information about what
might have caused the fire
Arc Site - ✅✅the location on a conductor that receives damage from arcing
Arcing through char - ✅✅when arcing is conducted through char
Area of Origin - ✅✅the geographic location of a fire scene in which the point of
origin is located
Arrow Pattern - ✅✅a fire pattern on the cross section of burned wooden
structural components, looks like a triangle with the bottom being most burned
out and the top being least burned out
Arson - ✅✅the crime of maliciously or intentionally starting a fire or explosion
Autoignition - ✅✅heated combustion without a spark or flame
Autoignition Temperature - ✅✅lowest temperature that a material can start
ignition spontaneously
Backdraft/Smoke Explosion - ✅✅a deflagration explosion caused by adding
oxidation to an oxygen deficient fire
, IAAI-FIT Test Vocab EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2026).
Bead - ✅✅a blob of re-solidified metal that was melted by arcing at the end of
circuit conductor remains
Blast Pressure Front - ✅✅the high pressure leading edge of explosion that
causes damage by pushing out and displacing the normal ambient pressure
BLEVE - ✅✅Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
Bonding - ✅✅the permanent joining of metal parts that creates a conductive
and continuous (safe) path for electrical currents
British Thermal Unit (BTU) - ✅✅a unit of energy, 1055 joules of energy
Calcination of Gypsum - ✅✅the release of chemically bound water from
gypsum by fire that results in a pattern (looks like different levels of normal wall
burn damage, see fire patterns section)
Calorie - ✅✅a unit of energy, 4.184 joules of energy
Cause - ✅✅the circumstances, conditions and agents that brought about a fire
or explosion and its affects
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2026).
Approved - ✅✅acceptable
Absolute Temperature - ✅✅a temperature measured in Kelvins (K) or Rankines
(R)
Accelerant - ✅✅a fuel or oxidizer intention used to initiate a fire or increase its
spread
Accidental Fire - ✅✅an unplanned fire or a chance occurrence arising from
unintentional circumstances
Active Fire Protection System - ✅✅a mechanical or electric system that
activates under fire circumstances (ex. detectors and sprinklers)
Ambient - ✅✅something/someones surrounding environment
Ampacity - ✅✅the maximum current in amperes that a conductor can
continuously carry without going over it's max temperature rating
Ampere - ✅✅a unit of electric current equivalent to 1 coulomb (6.24x1018
electrons) per second
Arc - ✅✅a high-temperature, glowing electric particle (spark) discharged across
a circuit gap or through a fuel
, IAAI-FIT Test Vocab EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2026).
Arc Mapping - ✅✅evaluating circuit configurations for information about what
might have caused the fire
Arc Site - ✅✅the location on a conductor that receives damage from arcing
Arcing through char - ✅✅when arcing is conducted through char
Area of Origin - ✅✅the geographic location of a fire scene in which the point of
origin is located
Arrow Pattern - ✅✅a fire pattern on the cross section of burned wooden
structural components, looks like a triangle with the bottom being most burned
out and the top being least burned out
Arson - ✅✅the crime of maliciously or intentionally starting a fire or explosion
Autoignition - ✅✅heated combustion without a spark or flame
Autoignition Temperature - ✅✅lowest temperature that a material can start
ignition spontaneously
Backdraft/Smoke Explosion - ✅✅a deflagration explosion caused by adding
oxidation to an oxygen deficient fire
, IAAI-FIT Test Vocab EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2026).
Bead - ✅✅a blob of re-solidified metal that was melted by arcing at the end of
circuit conductor remains
Blast Pressure Front - ✅✅the high pressure leading edge of explosion that
causes damage by pushing out and displacing the normal ambient pressure
BLEVE - ✅✅Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
Bonding - ✅✅the permanent joining of metal parts that creates a conductive
and continuous (safe) path for electrical currents
British Thermal Unit (BTU) - ✅✅a unit of energy, 1055 joules of energy
Calcination of Gypsum - ✅✅the release of chemically bound water from
gypsum by fire that results in a pattern (looks like different levels of normal wall
burn damage, see fire patterns section)
Calorie - ✅✅a unit of energy, 4.184 joules of energy
Cause - ✅✅the circumstances, conditions and agents that brought about a fire
or explosion and its affects
