What term is used to describe the exact physical

location where a heat source and fuel come in

contact with each other and a fire begins or the
specific location where the fire started?
Fire cause

●Point of origin

Fire analysis

Origin of fire

The main reason for conducting post-fire

examination of the fire scene is:
To determine the worth of damage.

To determine the direction of fire spread.

To determine the extent of damage.

●To determine the fire's origin and cause.

Body fluids, blood, finger prints and shoe print is a

form of _________evidence.
Demonstrative Evidence

●Trace Evidence

Documentary evidence

Physical Evidence

An unplanned event, sometimes but not necessary

injurious or damaging, that interrupts an activity.
●Accident
Incendiary

Natural

Arson

Reason why fire investigation is unique.

●Fires destroy evidence

All of the above

Unavailablity of witnesses

It does not conform with regular investigative procedure.

What is the penalty if the offender burned a

ricemill, sugarmill, cane mill or mill central?
Prision Mayor

●Reclusion temporal in its maximum period to reclusion perpetua

Reclusion perpetua to death

Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua

The purpose is to allow the entry of government

officials or agents to search for and collect any
evidence of a crime. A ______is obtained upon the
traditional showing of probable cause, in that the
investigation is required to show that probable
cause exists that a crime has been committed.
●Criminal Search Warrant

Exigent Circumstance

Right of Entry
Administrative Search Warrant

The purpose is to allow those charged with the

responsibility, by warrant is generally to allow
ordinance or statute, to investigate the origin and
cause of a fire and fulfill their obligation according
to the law.
Right of Entry

Method of Entry

●Administrative Search Warrant

Exigent Circumstance

It involves fire without direct human intervention.

●Natural cause

Accidental fire cause

Incendiary

Undetermine

Is any evidence in written form. It may include the fire

investigator's report, the investigator's notes, the fire incident
report, and any witness' statement reduced to writing.

●Documentary Evidence

Physical Evidence

Testimonial Evidence

Demonstrative Evidence
 To determine the cause of fire, the arson
investigator must determine first
the_______________.
●Area of origin

Multiple points of origin

Area of origin and point of origin.

Point of origin

The following are the elements of special

aggravating circumstances in arson except:
●If committed by insane person.

If committed with intent to gain.

If committed for the benefit of another.

If committed by syndicate.

Any person who burns or sets fire to the property

of another shall be punished by:
●Prisión mayor

Life sentence

Reclusion perpetua

Reclusion temporal

These are the general methods by which entry

may be obtained except one:
●Forcible entry

Criminal Search Warrant

Administrative Search Warrant

Exigent Circumstance

The following are the circumstances that

constitutes prima facie evidence of arson except:
If the building or property is insured for substantially more than its actual value at the time of
issuance of the policy.

●If the offender is motivated by spite or hatred towards the owner or occupant of the
property burned.

If a substantial amount of inflammable substance or materials were stored within the building
not necessary in the course of the defendants business.

If the fire started simultaneously in more than one part of the building or locale under
circumstances that cannot normally be due to accidental or unintentional causes

A kind of evidence which is elicited from a

witness. In contrast to evidence consisting of
documents or things. Also, it is given by a
competent live witness speaking under oath or
affirmation.
Documentary Evidence

●Testimonial Evidence

Demonstrative Evidence

Physical Evidence

What is the penalty if the offender burned any

inhabited house or dwelling?
Prision Mayor

Reclusion perpetua to death

●Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua

Reclusion temporal in its maximum period to reclusion perpetua

A fire deliberately set under circumstances in

which the person knows in which the person
knows that the fire should not be set.
Accidental fire cause

Undetermined

Natural cause

●Incendiary

This is a type of evidence that consists of things as

distinguished from testimony of witnesses about
things. It is an evidence from which one can
derive a relevant firsthand sense impression, by
seeing, touching, smelling or hearing the
evidence.
Testimonial Evidence

Demonstrative Evidence

●Physical Evidence

Documentary Evidence

The following are the four basic steps in

determining the area of origin except:
Examine the exterior of the structure and surrounding area.

Interview witnesses and firefighters

Examine the interior of the structure.

●Interview the Director of BFP

Analyzed the information gathered.

The most suitable container for fire debris.

Plastic bag

●Glass jar

Paper bag

Cloth bag

What is the penalty if the offender burned any

ammunition factory and other establishment
where explosives, inflammable or combustible
materials are stored?
Life sentence

Prision Mayor

Reclusion perpetua to death

●Reclusion temporal in its maximum period to reclusion perpetua

If before the fire was put out, it had burned a part

of the building. It is_________.
Attempted arson

●Consummated arson

Frustrated arson

No crime committed
 The discovery of two or more locations of fire
origin at a fire scene is a prima facie evidence that
the fire was:
Incendiary

Accidental and Incendiary

Deliberately Ignited

Accidental

●Incendiary and deliberately ignited

What is the penalty if the offender burned a

building where evidence is kept for use in any
legislative, judicial, administrative or other official
proceeding.
Prision Mayor

Reclusion perpetua to death

Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua

●Reclusion temporal in its maximum period to reclusion perpetua

The crime of maliciously and intentionally or

recklessly, starting a fire of causing an explosion.
Incendiary

●Arson

Accident

Natural
 Pedro, with intention to burn a wooden structure,
collects some rags, soaks them on gasoline, and
places them beside the wooden wall of the
building. When he is about to light a match to set
fire to the rags, he is discovered by another who
chases him away. In what stage he committed
arson?
Consummated arson

No crime committed

Frustrated arson

●Attempted arson

If there is evidence of possible arson, the fire

department should leave at least one person on
the premises until the ___________.
Investigator left

Fire Chief arrives

●Investigator arrives

Fire is suppressed.

It involves those causes that does not involve a

deliberate human act to ignite or spread fire into
an area.
Incendiary

●Accidental fire cause

Natural cause
Undetermine

If the color of the flame is blood red, the

approximate temperature is?
900°C

1175°C

●1050°C

975°C