CERTIFIED FIRE INVESTIGATOR ACTUAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ What is NFPA 921.
Answer: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
⩥ What is NFPA 1033.
Answer: Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigation
⩥ What is NIST?.
Answer: National Institute of Standards and Technology
⩥ What is CCAI?.
Answer: California Conference of Arson Investigators
⩥ Subrogation.
Answer: The assumption of a third party, such as an insurance company,
of another's legal right to collect a debt or damages.
⩥ High Explosive.
,Answer: An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity speed of
greater than 3,300 ft/sec
⩥ Low Explosive.
Answer: An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed usually
less than 3,300 ft/sec
⩥ Low Order Explosive.
Answer: An explosion where the explosive is not completely consumed.
⩥ Flashback.
Answer: Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a
suppression attempt
⩥ Fire Bomb.
Answer: A breakable container filled with a flammable liquid with a
flash point of 150F or less with a wick or similar device.
⩥ What is a device?.
Answer: Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or explosion
⩥ ANFO.
,Answer: A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil-
Classified as a Blasting Agent
⩥ What is a Blasting Agent?.
Answer: Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer
⩥ What is Fragmentation Primary?.
Answer: Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or improvised explosive
device
⩥ What is Fragmentation Secondary?.
Answer: Parts or pieces of material other than the explosive device that
are thrown or projected by the blast
⩥ What is a Pyrotechnic?.
Answer: A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be an oxidizer,
designed to produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
⩥ Michigan vs. Tyler.
Answer: Once a fire has been extinguished and firefighters have left the
premises, a warrant is required to re-enter and search the premises
⩥ When is an Inspection Warrant necessary?.
, Answer: When the following DO NOT exist:
Consent
Exigent Circumstances
Abandonment
No probable cause for a criminal search warrant
When re-entry is beyond a reasonable time
⩥ What are the parts of a Criminal Investigation?.
Answer: Scene Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court
⩥ The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury....
Answer: Beyond a reasonable doubt
⩥ The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson
meaning....
Answer: The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ What is NFPA 921.
Answer: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
⩥ What is NFPA 1033.
Answer: Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigation
⩥ What is NIST?.
Answer: National Institute of Standards and Technology
⩥ What is CCAI?.
Answer: California Conference of Arson Investigators
⩥ Subrogation.
Answer: The assumption of a third party, such as an insurance company,
of another's legal right to collect a debt or damages.
⩥ High Explosive.
,Answer: An explosive that detonates at a supersonic velocity speed of
greater than 3,300 ft/sec
⩥ Low Explosive.
Answer: An explosive that detonates at a subsonic velocity speed usually
less than 3,300 ft/sec
⩥ Low Order Explosive.
Answer: An explosion where the explosive is not completely consumed.
⩥ Flashback.
Answer: Reignition of flammable vapors immediately following a
suppression attempt
⩥ Fire Bomb.
Answer: A breakable container filled with a flammable liquid with a
flash point of 150F or less with a wick or similar device.
⩥ What is a device?.
Answer: Any arrangement of material used to start a fire or explosion
⩥ ANFO.
,Answer: A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil-
Classified as a Blasting Agent
⩥ What is a Blasting Agent?.
Answer: Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer
⩥ What is Fragmentation Primary?.
Answer: Actual parts or pieces of a bomb or improvised explosive
device
⩥ What is Fragmentation Secondary?.
Answer: Parts or pieces of material other than the explosive device that
are thrown or projected by the blast
⩥ What is a Pyrotechnic?.
Answer: A mixture of chemicals, one of which must be an oxidizer,
designed to produce heat, light, smoke, gas, or noise
⩥ Michigan vs. Tyler.
Answer: Once a fire has been extinguished and firefighters have left the
premises, a warrant is required to re-enter and search the premises
⩥ When is an Inspection Warrant necessary?.
, Answer: When the following DO NOT exist:
Consent
Exigent Circumstances
Abandonment
No probable cause for a criminal search warrant
When re-entry is beyond a reasonable time
⩥ What are the parts of a Criminal Investigation?.
Answer: Scene Examination
Collection and preservation of evidence
Interviewing witnesses
Developing suspects
Arresting the responsible
Presenting the case in court
⩥ The prosecution has the burden to prove to the jury....
Answer: Beyond a reasonable doubt
⩥ The prosecution must establish the Corpus Delecti of Arson
meaning....
Answer: The cause of the fire
That it was a deliberate and malicious act
