Report of the Technical Investigation of The Station Nightclub Fire

For this Case Study you are required to read the “NIST NCSTAR2: Volume I
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Report of the Technical Investigation of The
Station Nightclub
Fire”
found in online at
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpu
bs/fire05/PDF/f05032.pdf
.
A
fter reviewing the report you
will write a case study analysis in response to a series of questions that are listed below. Your final report will be in APA
format and will include the following: a cover page, a minimum of four
pages of analysis in response to given questions,
and a reference page. All responses should be written in a professional analytical manner as though you are a fire
protection specialist providing counsel and advice in response to a request by a municipal
ity wishing to avoid such a
catastrophic event.
You are encouraged to use your textbook as a reference source in order to write a professional level analysis. All sources
must be properly referenced both in
–
text and on the reference page.
The Case Study
should address the following questions in your analysis:
1.
What was the occupancy history of the building?
2.
What were the pre
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fire conditions of the building housing The Station Nightclub?
3.
What were, if any, previous incidents at this building site?
4.
What
are the response capabilities of the West Warwick Fire Department?
5.
What type of construction was the building?
6.
What was the primary cause of the inferno?
7.
What material was largely responsible for such volume of fire?
8.
What fire protection systems where in p
lace at the time of the fire?
9.
What recommendations would you make relative to fire detection and protection systems?
10.
What might another city or town do to avoid such a catastrophe as this?
Your assignment must
:

Be a minimum of
four pages (cover page, two
pages of text, reference page).

Be typed, double
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spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one
–
inch margins on all sides; citations
and references must follow APA format
.

Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment, the student’s n
ame, the professor’s name, the course
title, and the date.
Include a reference page. You are encouraged to use your textbook as a reference source in order to write a professional
level analysis. All sources must be properly referenced both in
–
text and on
the Reference Page. Make sure to use APA
format.