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What is oxidation   Something reacting w/oxygen for new product  
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Example of oxidation   Rusty nail  
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What is combustion   Oxidation releasing heat and light  
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Examples of combustion   kerosene/fuel oil  
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What are the 3 part of the fire triangle?   Fuel, oxygen, heat  
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What burns? What physical phase can readily burn?   gases or vapors burn  
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What can give a boost to a combustion reaction?   Electric spark or match lighting  
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What does exothermic mean?   Hot-high energy  
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What does endothermic mean?   Cold-very little energy  
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What is flashpoint?   When liquid gives off vapor to burn  
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What does lean and rich mean?   Lean-too little fuel - rich-too much fuel  
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What is thermobaric?   fuel/air explosion  
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Give an example of a fuel-air type accident?   Propane or methane explosion  
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Give an example of spontaneous combustion?   Hay fire/Linseed oil caused by bacteria break down.  
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How does a FSC cigarette work?   Fire safe paper  
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Give an example of glowing combustion?   Campfire coals or burning cigarette  
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What is pyrophoric?   Solids that will burn (flint)  
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Why do fires slow down at night?   Lower temps at night/loss of heat  
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What is the best accelerant detector at an arson scene?   Dogs  
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A detector that will point out the presence of an eccelerant vapors but cannot identify the specific accelerant used?   Hydrocarbon Detector  
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What lab instrument is used to analyze accelerants?   Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS)  
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What is pyrolosis?   Changing of solid to gas by heat  
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Give example of engineered pyrolosis?   Cigarette  
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What is the difference between professional and Amateur cremation?   Time and Temperature  
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What is deflagration?   Fast burning  
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Why so explosive react so fast?   Provide their own oxygen  
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Who made nitroglycerin safer to use?   Alfred Nobel  
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Is gunpowder a high or low explosive?   low  
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Other example of low explosive?   Sugar and Potassium Chloride  
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What is hypergolic?   Used to start an arson fire (delayed chemical fire starter)  
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Name 3 things that kill in explosives?   shock wave, thermal (heat), shrapnel  
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Give example of primary high explosive?   Lead Azide/Lead Stiffnate  
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Give example of secondary high explosive?   TNT, Dynomite, Nitroglycerin  
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What is Phoenix's most famous bombing case?   Don Boles  
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What is TATP made out of?   Peroxide, Acetone  
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Give examples of common bomb making materials?   Toaster, watch, cell phone, wires  
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What type of search is used for bomb scene evidence?   Grid Search  
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Give example of field explosive detection test?   Color test, microscope, dog, Ion Mobility Spectrometer  
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What is/are organic explosives tests?   IR and GC  
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What is In-organic explosive test?   xray analysis  
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What is a taggant?   Substance, such as a mixture of microscopic pieces of multilayered colored plastic, that is added to an explosive to indicate its source of mfg.  
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Why are we limited on liquid volumes in flight?   3-1-1 rule to eliminate liquid explosives on flights  
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What type of explosive was used in the Oklahoma City bombing?   barrels filled with diesal fuel and other chemicals  
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Who was the unibomber?   Ted Kazinski  
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Who was Eric Rudolf?   Olympic bomber  
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What type of bomb was used at the Boston Marathon?   Pipe bomb/pressure cooker  
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Name 3 fire stages?   Incipient(growth), free burning(development), smoldering(decay)  
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How can you determine the origin and cause of fire?   burn patterns, electrical or melted areas, heavy burned areas  
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Name on indicator of arson/   Eccelerants, gas cans  
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What is an eccelerant?   Liquid used to start a fire  
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Name a common arson eccelerant?   gasoline  
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What is IMS?   Ion Mobility Sprctro (sniffs out explosives)  
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What is IED?   Improvise Explosive Device  
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What exploded at Pepcon in Henderson NV?   One of 2 plants producing Ammonium Perchlorate (AP)oxidizer used in Rocket Boosters for space shuttle  
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Texas City Explosion 04/16/1947   The deadliest comm'l/industrial accident in history (Ammonium Nitrate)  
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