2024/2025|TCFP FIRE INVESTIGATOR EXAM
|2024 UPDATE|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS/Recently testing real exam
questions|COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|already graded A+
Is NFPA 921 a guide or a standard? - answer-It is the Guide for Fire and
Explosion Investigations
What are the six steps of the scientific method? - answer-Recognize the need
Define the problem
Collect the data
Analyze the data
Develop a hypothesis
Test the hypothesis
What step of the scientific method is inductive reasoning? - answer-Analyze
the data
What are sources of electrical energy on boats? - answer-Batteries
Inverters
,Shore power
What are some basic safety concerns when working on a boat? - answer-
Confined spaces
Airborn particles
Fuel leaks
Electricity
Stability
What are some basic concerns for complex investigations? - answer-
Transportation
Equipment
Security
Decon
Environmental
Communications
Sanitation
Trash removal
Snow & Ice
Lighting
Evidence storage
What are two natural causes of wildfires? - answer-Lighting
Spontaneous heating
,What are some human causes of wildfires? - answer-Campsite
Smoking
Debris burning
Glass refraction
Incendiary
Controlled burn
Machines
Railroad
Juveniles
Fireworks
What are some utilities that can cause wildfires? - answer-Electrical
Gas and oil drilling
What is an exemplar? - answer-It is an example / exact copy of the product or
item burned in the fire. It is for testing purposes.
What are some different explosion related injuries? - answer-Blast pressure
Shrapnel
Thermal (burns)
Seismic effect injuries (building collapse)
, What are the degrees of burns? - answer-First, red skin
Second, blisters
Third, full thickness - burns all the way through the skin
Fourth, charring of underlying tissue like muscle and fat
What are methods of death in a fire? - answer-CO poisoning
Hyperthermia (heat)
Inhalation of hot gases
Other toxins / soot / smoke
Hypoxia (lack of oxygen)
What does NFIRS stand for? - answer-National Fire Incident Reporting System
What are the two main types of fire scene drawings? - answer-Sketches and
diagrams
What are the main types of diagrams? - answer-Site plan
Floor plan
Elevations
Detailed view
Exploded view
3D
|2024 UPDATE|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS/Recently testing real exam
questions|COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|already graded A+
Is NFPA 921 a guide or a standard? - answer-It is the Guide for Fire and
Explosion Investigations
What are the six steps of the scientific method? - answer-Recognize the need
Define the problem
Collect the data
Analyze the data
Develop a hypothesis
Test the hypothesis
What step of the scientific method is inductive reasoning? - answer-Analyze
the data
What are sources of electrical energy on boats? - answer-Batteries
Inverters
,Shore power
What are some basic safety concerns when working on a boat? - answer-
Confined spaces
Airborn particles
Fuel leaks
Electricity
Stability
What are some basic concerns for complex investigations? - answer-
Transportation
Equipment
Security
Decon
Environmental
Communications
Sanitation
Trash removal
Snow & Ice
Lighting
Evidence storage
What are two natural causes of wildfires? - answer-Lighting
Spontaneous heating
,What are some human causes of wildfires? - answer-Campsite
Smoking
Debris burning
Glass refraction
Incendiary
Controlled burn
Machines
Railroad
Juveniles
Fireworks
What are some utilities that can cause wildfires? - answer-Electrical
Gas and oil drilling
What is an exemplar? - answer-It is an example / exact copy of the product or
item burned in the fire. It is for testing purposes.
What are some different explosion related injuries? - answer-Blast pressure
Shrapnel
Thermal (burns)
Seismic effect injuries (building collapse)
, What are the degrees of burns? - answer-First, red skin
Second, blisters
Third, full thickness - burns all the way through the skin
Fourth, charring of underlying tissue like muscle and fat
What are methods of death in a fire? - answer-CO poisoning
Hyperthermia (heat)
Inhalation of hot gases
Other toxins / soot / smoke
Hypoxia (lack of oxygen)
What does NFIRS stand for? - answer-National Fire Incident Reporting System
What are the two main types of fire scene drawings? - answer-Sketches and
diagrams
What are the main types of diagrams? - answer-Site plan
Floor plan
Elevations
Detailed view
Exploded view
3D
