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Fountain Valley approves city-operated ambulance program, schedules December 2026 launch
Summary
The City Council voted 5-0 to transition from a contracted ambulance service to a city-operated program that will add two 24-hour ambulances, new firefighter/ambulance positions and start-up capital funded in part by federal rate-range grants and ambulance-billing revenue.
Fountain Valley —6, Sept. 25, 2025 —6 The City Council on Sept. 25 approved a plan to move ambulance services in-house, replacing the existing public-private model with a city-operated ambulance program intended to increase coverage and local control.
Acting Fire Chief Tim Saiki told the council the plan calls for two 24-hour frontline ambulances (up from the current mix of one 24-hour and one 12-hour unit), two reserve ambulances, and the hiring of about a dozen full-time ambulance operators plus six part-time operators to backfill shifts. Saiki said the city expects to order four Type 3…
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