CRJ344 – Fire & Arson Investigation

Case Study – Ghost Ship Fire

Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 2
Points: 100

Overview:

Case studies are a useful tool to study fire investigation. It allows us to see how the theoretical knowledge has real world application. In this course we will look at the response and investigation of infamous fires and emergencies.

Instructions:

On December 2, 2016, at approximately 1:20 p.m., a fire broke out in a former warehouse that had been converted into an artist collective with living spaces known as Ghost Ship. At the time, the warehouse in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, California was hosting a concert featuring artists from the house music record label 100% Silk. The warehouse was only permitted for industrial purposes. Residential and entertainment uses were illegal. Of the 80 to 100 people attending the concert, 36 were killed, the deadliest in the history of Oakland.

•Research the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland, California.

•Summarize the details of the fire.

o Investigations conducted subsequent to the fire.

o Mitigating factors that increased the significance of this fire. o What caused this fire to start and then spread?

Requirements:

•Minimum three pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference page.

•APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works.

•At least two resources.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Case Study – Ghost Ship Fire Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Proficient Exemplary
Improvement
(0-38 points) (39-51 points) (52-64 points) (65 points)
Content Does not cover Does not do an Sufficient Provides in-depth
the assigned adequate job of coverage of the coverage of the
topic; assertions covering the topics; most topics, assertions
are not supported assigned topic; assertions are are clearly
by evidence; assertions are supported by supported by
paper is seriously weakly supported evidence. evidence.
lacking in content by evidence.
and detail.
(0-5 points) (6-7 points) (8-9 points) (10 points)
Resources No resources Includes at least 1 Includes at least 2 Includes more
included. resource. resources. than 2 resources.
Paper Length Less than one Does not meet the Meets the Exceeds the
page. Does not minimum page minimum minimum
meet page requirements. requirements. requirements.
requirements.
(0-8 points) (9-11 points) (12-14 points) (15 points)
Clear and Errors impede Significant errors Few errors that do Writing and format
Professional professional that do not impede not impede are clear,
Writing and APA presentation; professional professional professional, APA
Format guidelines not presentation. Sev presentation. Few compliant, and
followed. APA eral errors in the errors in the APA error free.
references/citation APA reference/citation.
s have significant reference/citation.
errors.