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Board extends ambulance contracts 3 months; supervisors press EMS staff on response times
Summary
The board approved a three‑month extension of emergency ambulance contracts so the state can finish RFP review. Public and supervisors raised concerns about response‑time compliance and asked staff for local data.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on May 6 voted to extend existing emergency ambulance contracts for three months while a pending request‑for‑proposals completes state review, and directed staff to return with data on response times and system performance.
The extension was requested after the county said the state Emergency Medical Services Authority delayed review of the RFP. "When we asked for the extension, they [the state] gave us only three months," the county’s EMS program manager told the board. The board approved the…
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