Item 4 - Report on Mobile Healthcare Services Option

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4Proposed Project Team The roles and responsibilities of the proposed project team are summarized below. 4.1International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) The IAFC represents the leadership of over 1.2 million firefighters and emergency responders. IAFC members are the world's leading experts in firefighting, emergency medical services, terrorism response, hazardous materials spills, natural disasters, search and rescue, and public safety legislation. The IAFC has managed a number of successful projects at the national level which have improved local, regional and national prevention, protection, response and recovery capabilities. On March 24, 2009, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) announced the merger of the IAFC's for-profit subsidiary, Global Public Safety Solutions (GPSS), with Emergency Services Consulting International (ESCi). Emergency Services Consulting International (ESCi) is the foremost firm providing specialized and high quality fire, police, communications, and emergency medical consulting services to organizations throughout the United States and Canada. ESCi is the nation’s leading source of consultation and training for emergency service providers. The merger between IAFC's for-profit subsidiary and ESCi expands high-quality consulting and education services for the public safety profession and local governments. IAFC will serve as overall project coordinator and will utilize, as appropriate, its affiliates Global Public Safety Services (GPSS) and ESCi for the management of the project. IAFC will be responsible for soliciting, selecting and coordinating with potential beta sites. ESCi will recruit and coordinate project stakeholders and assess the efficiency and efficacy of the model for potential replication in other jurisdictions. 4.2Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) The Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) is a voluntary association of cities, the county and special purpose districts (water, library, education, ambulance and fire) in Lane County, Oregon. LCOG serves as a regional planning, coordination, program development and service delivery organization for those issues which cross jurisdictional boundaries. LCOG works cooperatively with local, state, and federal agencies and carries out a broad range of activities requested by its members. Half of the LCOG workforce supports senior and disabled service activities, those among the hardest hit by rising medical service delivery costs. LCOG will serve as the local Project Coordination Agency for the alpha implementation. The former Fire Chief of the Springfield Department of Fire and Life Safety (SFLS) and Chair of the IAFC EMS Section, Chief Dennis Murphy, will be the LCOG lead for this effort. As Fire Chief of SFLS, Chief Murphy partnered with IAFC to pioneer the 'RapidZap' project, fielding rapid cardiac defibrillation capabilities in fire apparatus 12