FIRE OFFICER FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
Part of the ___ percent reduction in the aviation industry's
accident rate is attributed to the development, refinement
and system wide adoption of crew resource management.
- ANSWER ->80
Duponts dirty dozen are a comprehensive list of reasons
and ways that humans make mistakes - ANSWER ->lack
of communication, complacency, lack of knowledge,
distraction, lack of teamwork, fatigue, lack of resources,
pressure, lack of assertiveness, stress, lack of awareness,
norms.
Dr. James reasons cites 2 reasons explaining why holes
appear in the layers of defense - ANSWER ->active
failures and latent conditions.
,Self assessment should consider 4 critical areas -
ANSWER ->physical condition, mental condition, attitude,
understanding human behavior
NFPA ___ standard for professional qualifications for fire
investigator -
ANSWER>>1033
3 methods for heat transfer - ANSWER ->conduction,
convection, radiation
Fire officials are charged not only with extinguishing fires
but with finding their cause supreme court ___ ___ -
ANSWER ->michigan v tyler 1978
The fire officer must consider 3 types of evidence -
ANSWER ->demonstrative, documentary and testimonial
evidence
NFPA___ guide for fire and explosion investigations -
ANSWER ->921
,The first step in fire cause determination is to identify the
___ ___ ___ - ANSWER ->point of origin.
4 sources for determining the point of origin requires the
analysis of information - ANSWER ->1 fire patterns,
observations by witnesses, physics and chemistry of fire
initiation, noting the location where electrical arcing has
caused damage.
Cause determination can be approached 3 step process -
ANSWER ->determine source of ignition, determine the
fuel that was ignited, determine the circumstances
Competent ignition source has 3 components - ANSWER -
>generation, transmission, heating.
__ percent of vehicle fires were caused by mechanical
failure or malfunction. -
ANSWER>>47
4 fire cause classifications - ANSWER ->accidental,
nature, incendiary, undetermined
, The most common electrical fire scenario is ___ ___ __
___ - ANSWER ->misuse by the occupant.
National statistics indicate that 1 in every ___ fires is of
incendiary origin. -
ANSWER>>4
By 1915 ASTM E __, standard test methods for fire tests
of building construction and materials - ANSWER ->119
Stephen Kerber wrote - ANSWER ->analysis of changing
residential fire dynamics and its implications on firefighter
operational timeframes
The only way to go from a ventilation limited to a ___ ___
fire is through application of water before vertical
ventilation - ANSWER ->fuel limited
Softening the target by applying ___to___ seconds of
water into the compartment dramatically reduces fire
development and improves condition - ANSWER ->30 to
90
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
Part of the ___ percent reduction in the aviation industry's
accident rate is attributed to the development, refinement
and system wide adoption of crew resource management.
- ANSWER ->80
Duponts dirty dozen are a comprehensive list of reasons
and ways that humans make mistakes - ANSWER ->lack
of communication, complacency, lack of knowledge,
distraction, lack of teamwork, fatigue, lack of resources,
pressure, lack of assertiveness, stress, lack of awareness,
norms.
Dr. James reasons cites 2 reasons explaining why holes
appear in the layers of defense - ANSWER ->active
failures and latent conditions.
,Self assessment should consider 4 critical areas -
ANSWER ->physical condition, mental condition, attitude,
understanding human behavior
NFPA ___ standard for professional qualifications for fire
investigator -
ANSWER>>1033
3 methods for heat transfer - ANSWER ->conduction,
convection, radiation
Fire officials are charged not only with extinguishing fires
but with finding their cause supreme court ___ ___ -
ANSWER ->michigan v tyler 1978
The fire officer must consider 3 types of evidence -
ANSWER ->demonstrative, documentary and testimonial
evidence
NFPA___ guide for fire and explosion investigations -
ANSWER ->921
,The first step in fire cause determination is to identify the
___ ___ ___ - ANSWER ->point of origin.
4 sources for determining the point of origin requires the
analysis of information - ANSWER ->1 fire patterns,
observations by witnesses, physics and chemistry of fire
initiation, noting the location where electrical arcing has
caused damage.
Cause determination can be approached 3 step process -
ANSWER ->determine source of ignition, determine the
fuel that was ignited, determine the circumstances
Competent ignition source has 3 components - ANSWER -
>generation, transmission, heating.
__ percent of vehicle fires were caused by mechanical
failure or malfunction. -
ANSWER>>47
4 fire cause classifications - ANSWER ->accidental,
nature, incendiary, undetermined
, The most common electrical fire scenario is ___ ___ __
___ - ANSWER ->misuse by the occupant.
National statistics indicate that 1 in every ___ fires is of
incendiary origin. -
ANSWER>>4
By 1915 ASTM E __, standard test methods for fire tests
of building construction and materials - ANSWER ->119
Stephen Kerber wrote - ANSWER ->analysis of changing
residential fire dynamics and its implications on firefighter
operational timeframes
The only way to go from a ventilation limited to a ___ ___
fire is through application of water before vertical
ventilation - ANSWER ->fuel limited
Softening the target by applying ___to___ seconds of
water into the compartment dramatically reduces fire
development and improves condition - ANSWER ->30 to
90
