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Board extends Falck as interim ambulance provider, directs EMS to study alternative system designs
Summary
The Board approved a two-year time-only extension (with an option for a third year) to Falck (FALC) as the countys 9-1-1 ambulance transport provider, citing workforce stability, while directing the EMS agency to research alternative system designs and provide six-month updates to the full board.
After extensive public comment from frontline EMTs, union leaders, fire chiefs and executives from both Falck (FALC) and AMR, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to extend the incumbent 9-1-1 transport agreement with FALC for two years with an option to renew for a third year, and directed the EMS agency to continue researching alternative system designs.
County health staff presented two interim options: a time-limited extension of the current FALC agreement (two years with an optional third year) preserving the current exclusive operating area and workforce…
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