The City of Salem is considering ending its contract with Falck Northwest and taking over emergency medical service response due to slow response times and the private ambulance provider not ...

Since 2015, Salem has contracted with Falck Northwest. Their contract ends in July 2025, at which time the city is considering replacing the company. "Quite frankly, it's not working," said Salem ...

The council voted unanimously in March to switch from private ambulance provider Falck Northwest to the Salem Fire Department. Then-Salem Fire Chief Mike Niblock said Falck, which has operated in ...

Salem City Council first approved this decision in spring. Fire Chief Mike Niblock expressed his concerns with Falck Northwest, the current service provider, at a meeting in March. He said the ...

The city of Salem has signed a five-year contract with a new ambulance service provider, Falck Northwest Corp. Starting in July, Falck Northwest Corp be providing ambulance service 24/7.

Salem's Fire will become the exclusive ambulance provider on July 1, 2025. City councilors voted in March to transfer emergency services from private contractor Falck Northwest back to Salem Fire.

Salem Professional Firefighters President Matt Brozovich also said Falck Northwest meets contract standards about 39.5% of the time — and according to Carrara, these issues have spanned for more ...