NFPA 921 & 1033 EXAM QUESTIONS &
VALID ANSWERS PASSED 100%
10 weeks - Correct Answer ✔✔ The period for the public to submit comments on
proposed changes to an NFPA document after a report on proposals (ROP) has been
issued.
All fires - Correct Answer ✔✔ A fire investigator should use the scientific method on:
An investigator must have successfully completed a background investigation - Correct
Answer ✔✔ The investigator standard makes a requirement that no other professional
qualification standard required.
Consistent - Correct Answer ✔✔ Definitions contained within NFPA 921 are critically
important in that they provide a ——language for all investigators to use when
conducting an investigation
Formal interpretation - Correct Answer ✔✔ If a fire investigator seeks clarification on the
intent or meaning of an NFPA standard the technical committee can vote and issue a
—— in response to the inquirer
NFPA 921 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Which NFPA document is used by fire investigators to
conduct fire investigations
Standards council - Correct Answer ✔✔ If a person or entity is unhappy with a final
document as voted on during the annual meeting that person or entity can appeal the
membership vote to the ——
Call for proposals - Correct Answer ✔✔ The first step in the life of an NFPA document
Determine financial impact of the fire on the insurance company - Correct Answer ✔✔
What is not an objective of a fire investigator
Local authority - Correct Answer ✔✔ Who is the use and acceptance of the NFPA 921
document determined by
1987 - Correct Answer ✔✔ What year was the NFPA 1033, standard for professional
qualifications for fire investigator, developed and released
1992 - Correct Answer ✔✔ The first edition of NFPA 921 was released
Systematic - Correct Answer ✔✔ What type of framework is NFPA 921 designed to
produce to ensure an effective fire investigation and cause analysis.
, Publisher - Correct Answer ✔✔ What membership category is not used by the NFPA
when appointing members to a technical committee
A high school diploma or equivalent - Correct Answer ✔✔ What is the minimum
education requirement for an investigator according to NFPA 1033
Expectation bias - Correct Answer ✔✔ Perceived a termination or premature
conclusions as to the cause and origin of the fire
Cognitive testing - Correct Answer ✔✔ What are used as a person is thinking skills and
judgment to evaluate the empirical data and challenge of the final conclusions of the
final hypothesis
Third - Correct Answer ✔✔ What step of the investigation process includes collecting
data such as debris samples collecting witness statements and documenting the fire
scene
Have another investigator review your case and findings - Correct Answer ✔✔ What is
an effective method to test your hypothesis on the origin and cause of a fire
Legal disposition - Correct Answer ✔✔ Who does not initially review investigative
findings
The parenthesis process - Correct Answer ✔✔ Testing a hypothesis cannot be
accomplished by using what
Data collecting - Correct Answer ✔✔ Reviewing other fire incidents in conducting a
literature review our part of what step used during an investigation
The scientific method - Correct Answer ✔✔ Fire investigations should be carried out
using ——
Recognize the need - Correct Answer ✔✔ What is the first step in the scientific method
for fire investigation
Technical - Correct Answer ✔✔ This review process is usually the best means to
assess the validity of the investigators conclusions
Document and record the case findings - Correct Answer ✔✔ The final step in the
investigative process
Fifth - Correct Answer ✔✔ Inductive reasoning is most often used it during what step of
the scientific process during the fire investigation
VALID ANSWERS PASSED 100%
10 weeks - Correct Answer ✔✔ The period for the public to submit comments on
proposed changes to an NFPA document after a report on proposals (ROP) has been
issued.
All fires - Correct Answer ✔✔ A fire investigator should use the scientific method on:
An investigator must have successfully completed a background investigation - Correct
Answer ✔✔ The investigator standard makes a requirement that no other professional
qualification standard required.
Consistent - Correct Answer ✔✔ Definitions contained within NFPA 921 are critically
important in that they provide a ——language for all investigators to use when
conducting an investigation
Formal interpretation - Correct Answer ✔✔ If a fire investigator seeks clarification on the
intent or meaning of an NFPA standard the technical committee can vote and issue a
—— in response to the inquirer
NFPA 921 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Which NFPA document is used by fire investigators to
conduct fire investigations
Standards council - Correct Answer ✔✔ If a person or entity is unhappy with a final
document as voted on during the annual meeting that person or entity can appeal the
membership vote to the ——
Call for proposals - Correct Answer ✔✔ The first step in the life of an NFPA document
Determine financial impact of the fire on the insurance company - Correct Answer ✔✔
What is not an objective of a fire investigator
Local authority - Correct Answer ✔✔ Who is the use and acceptance of the NFPA 921
document determined by
1987 - Correct Answer ✔✔ What year was the NFPA 1033, standard for professional
qualifications for fire investigator, developed and released
1992 - Correct Answer ✔✔ The first edition of NFPA 921 was released
Systematic - Correct Answer ✔✔ What type of framework is NFPA 921 designed to
produce to ensure an effective fire investigation and cause analysis.
, Publisher - Correct Answer ✔✔ What membership category is not used by the NFPA
when appointing members to a technical committee
A high school diploma or equivalent - Correct Answer ✔✔ What is the minimum
education requirement for an investigator according to NFPA 1033
Expectation bias - Correct Answer ✔✔ Perceived a termination or premature
conclusions as to the cause and origin of the fire
Cognitive testing - Correct Answer ✔✔ What are used as a person is thinking skills and
judgment to evaluate the empirical data and challenge of the final conclusions of the
final hypothesis
Third - Correct Answer ✔✔ What step of the investigation process includes collecting
data such as debris samples collecting witness statements and documenting the fire
scene
Have another investigator review your case and findings - Correct Answer ✔✔ What is
an effective method to test your hypothesis on the origin and cause of a fire
Legal disposition - Correct Answer ✔✔ Who does not initially review investigative
findings
The parenthesis process - Correct Answer ✔✔ Testing a hypothesis cannot be
accomplished by using what
Data collecting - Correct Answer ✔✔ Reviewing other fire incidents in conducting a
literature review our part of what step used during an investigation
The scientific method - Correct Answer ✔✔ Fire investigations should be carried out
using ——
Recognize the need - Correct Answer ✔✔ What is the first step in the scientific method
for fire investigation
Technical - Correct Answer ✔✔ This review process is usually the best means to
assess the validity of the investigators conclusions
Document and record the case findings - Correct Answer ✔✔ The final step in the
investigative process
Fifth - Correct Answer ✔✔ Inductive reasoning is most often used it during what step of
the scientific process during the fire investigation
