1. Overview
FS299: Associate’s Capstone in Fire Science FS498: Bachelor’s Capstone in Fire Science FS499: Bachelor’s Capstone in Fire Science and Emergency Management

2. FS299: Associate’s Capstone in Fire Science
Professor Thomas Luby

3. Course Goal
This course is designed as the culminating experience of the associate's degree program in fire science.
This course consists of a series of assignments that integrate concepts from the fire science curriculum.
The assignments are designed to test application and critical thinking skills as students work through fact-based scenarios and analyze issues affecting contemporary practice.

4. Resources Battalion Chief Description City of Kaplan Profile
Kaplan Fire Annual Report
Rapid Intervention/Mayday SOG

5. Units Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Meyers Briggs Strategies and Tactics
Pre-Planning and Inspections

6. Units (continued)
Unit 4
Fire Resistant and Spread
Unit 5
Break

7. Units (continued) Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9
Personal and Professional Development Goals
Unit 7
Fire Service Careers
Unit 8
Technology to Enhance Fire and Emergency Scene Safety
Unit 9
Human Behavior

8. Questions ?

9. FS498: Bachelor’s Capstone in Fire Science
Professor Thomas Luby

10. Course Goal
This course is designed as the culminating experience of the bachelor’s degree program in fire science.
This course consists of a series of assignments that integrate concepts from the fire science curriculum.
The assignments are designed to test application and critical thinking skills as students work through fact-based scenarios and analyze issues affecting contemporary practice.

11. Resources Battalion Chief Description City of Kaplan Profile
Kaplan Fire Annual Report
Rapid Intervention/Mayday SOG

12. Units Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Meyers Briggs Strategies and Tactics
Pre-Planning and Inspections

13. Units (continued)
Unit 4
Impact and Implications of Arson
Unit 5
Break

14. Units (continued) Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9
Personal and Professional Development Goals
Unit 7
ISO vs. CFAI
Unit 8
Technology to Enhance Fire and Emergency Scene Safety
Unit 9
Human Related Fire Behavior

15. Questions ?

16. FS499: Bachelor’s Capstone in Fire Science and Emergency Management
Professor Thomas Luby

17. Course Goal
This course is designed as the culminating experience of the bachelor’s degree program in fire science and emergency management.
This course consists of a series of assignments that integrate concepts from the fire science and emergency management curriculum.
The assignments are designed to test application and critical thinking skills as students work through fact-based scenarios and analyze issues affecting contemporary practice.

18. Units Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Meyers Briggs Emergency Management Ethics
Global Emergency Management Planning Considerations

19. Units (continued) Unit 4 Unit 5
Comprehensive Emergency Operations and Materials Planning
Unit 5
Break

20. Units (continued) Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9
Comprehensive Project Management Concept for Disaster and Fire Defense Planning
Unit 7
Research Methods and Critical Thinking
Unit 8
Evaluation of Technology and its Uses in Decision Making
Unit 9
Learning from Past Responses and the Ramifications of a Poor Response

21. Questions ?