Agenda Item Request:
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Presentation of the 2024 Regional Fire and EMS Study by Dynamix Consulting Group
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Background and Purpose of Request:
Requestor: Executive Department
On November 3, 2022, Cumberland County, Maine, contracted Dynamix Consulting Group to Develop Collaborative Service Delivery Models for Fire/EMS Programming in Cumberland County. The project team was tasked with identifying areas of duplication that can be reduced through consolidation efforts and potential service improvements that can be accomplished with specific deliverables: General Partnering Strategies, Options for Shared Services, Recommendations, and a Plan of Implementation.
The exercise of coordinating the efforts of the 31 fire departments within Cumberland County made this project a challenge. It is the opinion of Dynamix Consulting Group that while there is an appetite for increased collaboration of the fire departments within the county, such efforts will only be successful if the local communities ask and empower the county to lead future collaborative efforts and if such efforts will decrease rather than increase the workload of the local fire chiefs. Many fire chiefs within Cumberland County operate with limited command staff and limited bandwidth to take on additional or coordinate countywide projects.
Presentation: Yes
Funding Amount and Source:
ARPA Funding
Effective Date if Applicable:
April 2024