AboutOur mission is fueled by a commitment to ensuring accessible, high-quality, and enduring prehospital, hospital, and community healthcare services for all. We aspire to stand at the forefront of community and emergency healthcare consultancy nationwide, delivering unparalleled expertise in data analysis, strategic planning, workflow optimization, and financial solutions. Join us as we pioneer transformative strategies to elevate healthcare delivery across the nation.
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Our Team
Bill Bullard, MBA, EFO, CFO
President
Bill has undertaken many EMS assessments to determine the service options available. He has over 35 years of experience in emergency services, including public and private agencies. Bill put himself through college as an EMT, working for the local 9-1-1 ambulance company. After graduating, Bill took his street knowledge and management degree and joined the startup team of BayStar Medical Services, a division of Laidlaw/ MedTrans, as the Director of Business Development. His experience includes system analysis, strategic planning, and innovative contracting with EMS providers. Bill speaks nationally on EMS and fire topics, including innovation, to meet current and future needs.
Bill began his consulting career in 1997 with The Abaris Group, a national leader in public safety consulting. Bill was the lead EMS expert and participated in almost every EMS project in the last 20 years, including multiple Ambulance RFPs in California. He retired from the company in 2019 as the Senior Vice President to pursue his own consulting projects. Bill has conducted numerous strategic fire and EMS studies and analyzed the operations and fiscal strength of many public and private providers. He is the co-author of The Ambulance Industry Report (The Abaris Group, 3rd edition) and a key contributor to the 4th edition, which involved reimbursement research and trends.
In 1998, Bill became a firefighter with the Graton Fire Protection District. It is a combination (i.e., paid/volunteer) fire department in Sonoma County (CA). He quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to fire chief in 2015 (part-time). During his tenure, he has managed fiscal budgeting, long-term goal planning, and Insurance Services Office (ISO) reviews (i.e., achieved protection class rating of 4; started at 9). During the previous seven years, he has led the department through eight federally declared disasters – wildland fires, storms/floods, and the COVID pandemic. He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer (EFO) program from the National Fire Academy (NFA) as well as Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Designee from the Commission of Public Safety Excellence (CPSE).
He served as the Project Director for multiple city, county, and state EMS systems looking to optimize the use of fire first responders and ambulance transportation. For example, Santa Cruz County required a level of innovation unknown to high-performance EMS systems. Bill developed the first performance-based system instead of traditional response time standards as the sole quality benchmark. Both private and fire-based ambulance providers and firefighter/paramedic first responders must meet stringent clinical and operational standards. Bill obtained his Bachelor of Science in Management from RPI and an MBA from California State University.
Bill began his consulting career in 1997 with The Abaris Group, a national leader in public safety consulting. Bill was the lead EMS expert and participated in almost every EMS project in the last 20 years, including multiple Ambulance RFPs in California. He retired from the company in 2019 as the Senior Vice President to pursue his own consulting projects. Bill has conducted numerous strategic fire and EMS studies and analyzed the operations and fiscal strength of many public and private providers. He is the co-author of The Ambulance Industry Report (The Abaris Group, 3rd edition) and a key contributor to the 4th edition, which involved reimbursement research and trends.
In 1998, Bill became a firefighter with the Graton Fire Protection District. It is a combination (i.e., paid/volunteer) fire department in Sonoma County (CA). He quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to fire chief in 2015 (part-time). During his tenure, he has managed fiscal budgeting, long-term goal planning, and Insurance Services Office (ISO) reviews (i.e., achieved protection class rating of 4; started at 9). During the previous seven years, he has led the department through eight federally declared disasters – wildland fires, storms/floods, and the COVID pandemic. He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer (EFO) program from the National Fire Academy (NFA) as well as Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Designee from the Commission of Public Safety Excellence (CPSE).
He served as the Project Director for multiple city, county, and state EMS systems looking to optimize the use of fire first responders and ambulance transportation. For example, Santa Cruz County required a level of innovation unknown to high-performance EMS systems. Bill developed the first performance-based system instead of traditional response time standards as the sole quality benchmark. Both private and fire-based ambulance providers and firefighter/paramedic first responders must meet stringent clinical and operational standards. Bill obtained his Bachelor of Science in Management from RPI and an MBA from California State University.