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Kthamas

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The fire department has extinguished a residential fire where a 72-year-old woman was killed. Why are firefighters attempting to determine the point of origin?
 
  A) To reconstruct how the firefighting operation was conducted in order to rule out any wrong doing on behalf of the fire department
  B) To locate the origin of the water that was used to extinguish the fire in order to learn of better ways to fight fires in the future to avoid fatalities
  C) To help determine if the fire was organic or post-organic
  D) To assist in making a determination of arson, natural, or accidental causes

Question 2

A garage fire has been put out by the fire department. Gas vapors have been detected by the fire department by their sniffer and there is evidence of hydrocarbon accelerants.
  Who is legally responsible for investigating WHO committed the crime?
 
  A) The fire department
  B) The insurance company
  C) The police department
  D) All of the above have a statutory obligation to investigate the crime and who is responsible.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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