Most Fatalities are... - ANSWERS...predictable and preventable
What can contribute to a reduction of tragic events? - ANSWERSproper investigations and reporting
Outside Investigative Agencies - ANSWERSBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Centers for Disease Control and P...
Intro to Fire Ch. 9-11 Questions &
Answers
Most Fatalities are... - ANSWERS...predictable and preventable
What can contribute to a reduction of tragic events? - ANSWERSproper investigations
and reporting
Outside Investigative Agencies - ANSWERSBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
International Association of ARson Investigators (IAAI)
National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Underwriters Lab (UL)
US Department of Transportation (DOT)
US Fire Administration (USFA)
State Fire Marshall's office
Local and state law enforcement
The IC must always clearly communicate... - ANSWERSthe operational mode to
firefighters.
Offensive Mode - ANSWERSinterior attack on a fire
Defensive Mode - ANSWERSwhen a fire is so fierce that interior operations are
precluded
Investigators should consider the 3 following questions: - ANSWERS1. Did the
SOPs/SOGs direct firefighters to take proper actions?
2. Did the IC follow proper SOPs/SOGs and make appropriate assignments
3. Did the firefighters follow the departmental SOPs/SOGs?
Basic Functions in each Investigation - ANSWERSLeadership/coordination
Safety Assessment
Search of the incident scene
, Evidence collection and preservation
Interview of witnesses
Photography
Note taking
Mapping and diagramming
Final documentation
NFPA 1033 - ANSWERSStandard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator
Evidence - ANSWERSany physical or tangible item that tends to prove or disprove a
particular fact or issue.
NFPA 921
Who is allowed to access the scene after the fire is out? - ANSWERSOnly those
necessary for assessing fire status or investigative personnel should be permitted
access to the scene
What information should be required to access the scene? - ANSWERSName, rank,
and contact information
Exigency - ANSWERSurgent demand, pressing need; an emergency - allows legal
access to privately owned property in the case of a pressing emergency
Consent - ANSWERSpermission to be on the property, should be obtained in writing
format that clearly outlines the parameters for which the consent is being granted
Administrative Search Warrant - ANSWERSPermission to search personal property
given by the government in non-criminal situations
Criminal search warrant - ANSWERSpermission to search personal property with due
cause to suspect criminal activity
Michigan v Tyler & Michigan v Clifford - ANSWERSThese cases established when
exigency ends and when the need for a warrant begins
chain of custody - ANSWERSthe documented and unbroken transfer of evidence
How is evidence handled - ANSWERSIt must be properly preserved, collected, and
documented
Demonstrative Evidence - ANSWERSevidence that incorporates a form or
representation of an object
Documentary evidence - ANSWERSany evidence in written form related to the fire,
explosion, or other incident
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