Vinicio Mata’s thesis explores the idea of challenging a traditional organizational structure of public safety through the consolidation of police, fire and EMS into a single department to deliver public safety services to communities in an integrated fashion. In his thesis Mata, explored 3 different consolidation models that are currently found in the U.S.. His thesis discussed the benefits of working in a unified command – where day to day issues of interoperability and communication can be addressed in non-emergency situations – so at the time of a crisis, where an interdisciplinary response is required, those barriers have already been addressed and resolved.
The full pdf of this thesis is available in the Homeland Security Digital Library at https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=2718
