(a) “Combined System” or “LC-CFRS” means every volunteer fire-fighting and EMS organization formed pursuant to Va. Code Title 27 and authorized by the Board of Supervisors to operate as a fire-fighting and/or EMS organization within the geographic boundaries of Loudoun County or any of its incorporated towns, as well as Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (“LCFR”).
(b) “System Chief” means the individual who has the responsibility of overseeing and leading the LC-CFRS, with the duties and responsibilities as outlined in this Chapter and who is the department head of LCFR, or similarly named county government agency as established pursuant to Va. Code Title 27. The System Chief shall be hired and report to the County Administrator.
(c) “Department” means LCFR, or any other official name as may be established by the Board of Supervisors for the government agency established pursuant to Va. Code Title 27 for the purpose of the provision of fire-fighting and EMS services. This department also is known as the “career company,” or “career department.”
(d) “System-Wide Procedures” (“SWPs”) means the guidelines adopted and endorsed by the Executive Committee of the LC-CFRS, or the former Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Commission.
(e) “Volunteer Chief” means the individual selected by a volunteer company to serve as the leader of a volunteer fire-fighting or EMS organization organized pursuant to Va. Code Title 27.
(f) “Volunteer Company or Volunteer Companies” means a volunteer fire-fighting or EMS organization formed pursuant to Va. Code § 27-8 within the geographic boundaries of Loudoun County as provided for by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Va. Code Title 27.
(g) “Company” means either a volunteer fire-fighting or EMS organization as defined in (f) above, or LCFR as defined in (c) above.
(h) “Executive Committee” means the LC-CFRS policy-making body with the membership, duties, and responsibilities as outlined in Section 258.04.
(i) “Operations Committee” means the LC-CFRS policy making body, or bodies, which reports to the Executive Committee, with the membership, duties, and responsibilities as outlined in Section 258.04
and which consist of the following: (1) Administrative Operations Committee (“AOC”); (2) the Fire Operations Committee (“FOC”) and (3) the EMS Operations Committee (“EMSOC”).
(j) “SCSC” means the System Compliance Subcommittee of the AOC, with the membership, duties and responsibilities as defined in Section 258.04
.
(k) “EMS Council” means the Emergency Medical Council, Incorporated, which reports to the EMSOC, with the membership, duties and responsibilities as defined in Section 258.04
.
(l) “Operational Medical Director (“OMD”)” or “Medical Director” means the licensed medical physician Chief who under their licensure is responsible for providing medical advice, guidance, and direction for the emergency medical services programs and activities managed by the LC-CFRS on behalf of the County government.
(m) “Code of Conduct,” means the LC-CFRS' Code of Conduct as referenced in Section 258.07 and by the LC-CFRS SWPs.
(Ord. 14-05. Passed 4-16-14; Ord. 14-12. passed 7-2-14; Ord. 20-08. Passed 4-15-20.)