TCFP Fire Investigator Exam Study

TCFP Fire Investigator Exam Study (Latest 2025 / 2026) Master Test Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)

Question:

What are the four elements of determining a fire cause?

Answer:

Ignition source

Fuel first ignited

Oxidizer present

Ignition sequence

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Question:

Four features of the investigation:

Answer:

• Cause of fire or explosion

• Cause of damage to property
• Cause of bodily injury / loss of life

• Degree to which human fault contributed

Question:

Four classifications of cause:

Answer:

Accidental

Natural

Incendiary

Undetermined

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Question:

Should a fire ever be classified as "suspicious?"

Answer:

No. Suspicious is not an appropriate term to describe the undetermined.

Question:

What is failure analysis?

Answer:

A logical, systematic examination of an item, component, assembly, or structure and it splace and function within a system, conducted to identify and analyze the probability, causes, and consequences of potential and real failures.

Question:

What are hard times?

Answer:

Incidents with a known exact time. These include dispatch times and other documented times.

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Question:

What are soft times?

Answer:

Witness statements with approximate times, other observations with approximations.

Question:

What are benchmark events?

Answer:

The foundation of the timeline. Includes events related to cause, spread, detection, or extinguishment of the fire.

Question:

Micro VS Macro times:

Answer:

Macro can be as far as months or years before the fire, and Micro are small and narrow parts of the timeline.

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