Mayor Fenty Names Members of Task Force on Emergency Medical Services

As part of the District's settlement reached on March 8, 2007, with the family of slain New York Times journalist David E. Rosenbaum, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty today announced the members of the Task Force on Emergency Medical Services. The task force will complete an investigation of DC Fire and EMS and issue a report with recommendations for improving the delivery of emergency medical services by the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department within six months of the settlement agreement. The first meeting of the task force will take place on April 17, 2007. The task force will also hear from other experts in the emergency services field as well as members of the public.

Task Force Members:

Dennis L. Rubin – Task Force Chair and Fire Chief-designate, DC Fire and EMS
Adrian M. Fenty – Mayor, District of Columbia  
Dan Tangherlini – City Administrator, District of Columbia  
Linda Singer – Attorney General, District of Columbia  
Vincent Gray – Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia
Mary Cheh – Ward 3 Councilmember, District of Columbia  
Phil Mendelson – At-Large Councilmember and Chair of the Public Safety and Judiciary Committee, District of Columbia  
Tobias Halliday – Rosenbaum family member
Patrick Regan – Rosenbaum family attorney
Michael Williams –  Medical Director, DC Fire and EMS
Richard Serino – Chief, Boston Emergency Medical Services
Rebecca F. Denlinger – Chief, Fire and Emergency Services Department, Cobb County, Georgia  
Joseph A. Barbera – Co-Director, George Washington University Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management