FLORIDA FIRE INVESTIGATOR EXAM
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Ordinary Construction - Correct Answer ✔✔ Building in which the exterior and load
bearing interior walls are non-combustible, or limited combustion, with a minimum one
hour resistive rating
Open Flame - Correct Answer ✔✔ Open flame of a match or lighter is the most effective
and most common ignition source for fires
Bernoulli Effect - Correct Answer ✔✔ Wind blowing across a chimney opening, lowering
the pressure at the chimney mouth.
Yellow: Dangerous goods in numerical order
Blue: Dangerous goods by material name
Orange: All safety recommendations.
Green: Table of Initial Isolation and protective action distances - Correct Answer ✔✔
2000 Emergency Response Book (colors)
Static Load - Correct Answer ✔✔ Loads which are applied slowly ad remain constant.
Ex A heavy safe is a Live and Static Load.
Dead Load - Correct Answer ✔✔ The weight of the building itself and any equipment
permanently attached to it.
Live Load - Correct Answer ✔✔ A Load that moves or is not constant [Water in a Tank]
Fuel Load - Correct Answer ✔✔ All combustibles in a fire area, whether part of the
structure, finish, or furnishings.
Incendiary Fires - Correct Answer ✔✔ A deliberately set fire
Burn Patterns or Char Depth - Correct Answer ✔✔ The most universally accepted
means to follow a fire's path
Fire Department - Correct Answer ✔✔ Responsible for maintaining custody and control
of the scene until the investigation complete
Burn Patterns because their universal applicability - Correct Answer ✔✔ Cornerstone of
All Fire Investigations
, Changes in level indicate points of ventilation - Correct Answer ✔✔ Height of significant
levels of heat in a room is revealed by charring, burning, blistering, or discoloration of
paint or wall coverings. It will generally be level that is of uniform height from the floor
when the atmosphere in the room is fairly static.
1 inch for every 45 minutes - Correct Answer ✔✔ Char rate of wood
The Higher the intensity of the flame the faster the charring and the deeper the resulting
char. - Correct Answer ✔✔ What effects char rate
Char Depth - Correct Answer ✔✔ Depth to which pyrolysis action if fire has converted
an organic material to its volatile fractions and charcoal
Chip Board - Correct Answer ✔✔ Wood chips that are glued together and formed into
flat sheets
Alligatoring - Correct Answer ✔✔ Large shiny blisters of char that indicate a fast moving
fire (Only a Rule of thumb)
Spalling - Correct Answer ✔✔ The chipping or crumbling of concrete or masonry
surface.
Flammable Liquid - Correct Answer ✔✔ Liquids which have a flash point <100 degrees
F
Combustible Liquid - Correct Answer ✔✔ Liquid which have a flash point >100 degrees
F
Alloy - Correct Answer ✔✔ Has a melting point below that of either original metal
Fuel Injection systems - Correct Answer ✔✔ have 25- 100psi
Static Electricity - Correct Answer ✔✔ When it discharges contributes to fire and
explosion hazards in many phases of industry.
Wool - Correct Answer ✔✔ Natural Fiber, Minimal Fire Hazard
Cotton - Correct Answer ✔✔ Most Flammable natural common fiber. Considered most
hazardous
Establishing a Preliminary Perimeter - Correct Answer ✔✔ The distance from the
apparent seat to the farthest discovered fragment should be multiplied by at least 1.5
Most fire fatalities are a result of - Correct Answer ✔✔ Asphyxiation, rather than fire
explosion
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Ordinary Construction - Correct Answer ✔✔ Building in which the exterior and load
bearing interior walls are non-combustible, or limited combustion, with a minimum one
hour resistive rating
Open Flame - Correct Answer ✔✔ Open flame of a match or lighter is the most effective
and most common ignition source for fires
Bernoulli Effect - Correct Answer ✔✔ Wind blowing across a chimney opening, lowering
the pressure at the chimney mouth.
Yellow: Dangerous goods in numerical order
Blue: Dangerous goods by material name
Orange: All safety recommendations.
Green: Table of Initial Isolation and protective action distances - Correct Answer ✔✔
2000 Emergency Response Book (colors)
Static Load - Correct Answer ✔✔ Loads which are applied slowly ad remain constant.
Ex A heavy safe is a Live and Static Load.
Dead Load - Correct Answer ✔✔ The weight of the building itself and any equipment
permanently attached to it.
Live Load - Correct Answer ✔✔ A Load that moves or is not constant [Water in a Tank]
Fuel Load - Correct Answer ✔✔ All combustibles in a fire area, whether part of the
structure, finish, or furnishings.
Incendiary Fires - Correct Answer ✔✔ A deliberately set fire
Burn Patterns or Char Depth - Correct Answer ✔✔ The most universally accepted
means to follow a fire's path
Fire Department - Correct Answer ✔✔ Responsible for maintaining custody and control
of the scene until the investigation complete
Burn Patterns because their universal applicability - Correct Answer ✔✔ Cornerstone of
All Fire Investigations
, Changes in level indicate points of ventilation - Correct Answer ✔✔ Height of significant
levels of heat in a room is revealed by charring, burning, blistering, or discoloration of
paint or wall coverings. It will generally be level that is of uniform height from the floor
when the atmosphere in the room is fairly static.
1 inch for every 45 minutes - Correct Answer ✔✔ Char rate of wood
The Higher the intensity of the flame the faster the charring and the deeper the resulting
char. - Correct Answer ✔✔ What effects char rate
Char Depth - Correct Answer ✔✔ Depth to which pyrolysis action if fire has converted
an organic material to its volatile fractions and charcoal
Chip Board - Correct Answer ✔✔ Wood chips that are glued together and formed into
flat sheets
Alligatoring - Correct Answer ✔✔ Large shiny blisters of char that indicate a fast moving
fire (Only a Rule of thumb)
Spalling - Correct Answer ✔✔ The chipping or crumbling of concrete or masonry
surface.
Flammable Liquid - Correct Answer ✔✔ Liquids which have a flash point <100 degrees
F
Combustible Liquid - Correct Answer ✔✔ Liquid which have a flash point >100 degrees
F
Alloy - Correct Answer ✔✔ Has a melting point below that of either original metal
Fuel Injection systems - Correct Answer ✔✔ have 25- 100psi
Static Electricity - Correct Answer ✔✔ When it discharges contributes to fire and
explosion hazards in many phases of industry.
Wool - Correct Answer ✔✔ Natural Fiber, Minimal Fire Hazard
Cotton - Correct Answer ✔✔ Most Flammable natural common fiber. Considered most
hazardous
Establishing a Preliminary Perimeter - Correct Answer ✔✔ The distance from the
apparent seat to the farthest discovered fragment should be multiplied by at least 1.5
Most fire fatalities are a result of - Correct Answer ✔✔ Asphyxiation, rather than fire
explosion
