Photography/Electrical
For photographs to be presented in court they must be?
relevant
What two things are vital for witness testifying, they need to be?
Credible and reliable
person who has demonstrated the necessary skills and knowledge to conduct, coordinate, and complete a fire investigation
Fire Investigator
What does LEL stand for?
Lower Explosive Limit
Heat transfer through direct contact of solid objects?
Conduction
What circuits should use no less than 14AWG wire, whereas 20 A circuits should use no less than 12 AWG wire
15A
failure to exercise reasonable care towards another
negligence
what occurs in gypsum wall surfaces when the free and chemically bound water is driven of gypsum by the heat of the fire
Calcination
Type III exterior walls are masonry or other non combustible material and roof
Ordinary Construction
Heat transfer from heated gases or liquids to cooler objects or matieral
Convection
ARC
public record information from the municipal fire dept, is what
Fire incident report
Patterns created by a vertical flame plume not reaching the ceiling level
Inverted cone
Type IV use of large dimensional lumber
Heavy Timber
Heat transfer thought electromagnetic waves
Radiation
Person who is responsible for managing all aspects of evidence
Evidence Custodian
most contamination of evidence occurs during
collection
Fire cause that has been deemed no deliberate act
Accidental
Type V exterior load bearing walls are wood and interior are wood
Wood Frame
Transition phase in the development of a compartment fire in which surfaces exposed to thermal radiation reach ignition temperatures
Flashover
what is a high temperature luminous electrical discharge
Electrical ARC
talk about death certificates
value of these patterns lies the direction of spread
V pattern
what is a roof with two slopes on each side called
Mansard roof
basic chemical process associated with combustion
Oxidation