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Board approves FALC as countywide 9-1-1 basic life‑support provider after contentious hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony from fire chiefs, labor groups, and business representatives, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to accept staff’s recommendation awarding 9‑1‑1 basic life‑support ambulance contracts to FALC Mobile Health Corp. The decision prompted debate over a public‑private alternative and potential federal matching funds.
Orange County supervisors on Aug. 12 voted to accept staff’s recommendation to award five exclusive operating-area ambulance contracts for 9‑1‑1 basic life‑support service to FALC Mobile Health Corp., a decision that followed more than three hours of public comment and board deliberation.
The board’s action concluded a contentious hearing in which local fire leaders and other speakers urged supervisors to consider a public‑private ‘‘alliance’’ model led by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) that supporters say could bring tens of millions of federal matching dollars into county emergency medical services. ‘‘OCFA emergency is the better option,’’ a speaker representing the fire authority said during public comment, arguing the partnership would return federal funds to local EMS innovations.
Falcon (FALC) representatives and organized‑labor advocates defended the county’s procurement process and the staff evaluation, and said FALC scored highest in every…
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