PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — The Salem Fire Department is moving forward with plans to become the city’s ambulance service provider.
In an email sent to KOIN 6 on Monday, Deputy Chief Of Administrative Services Brian Carrara confirmed that SFD is set to take control of emergency medical transports in Salem on July 1, 2025.
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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 company hadn’t fulfilled its contractual obligations in 52 weeks, forcing his department to subsidize its system and require employees to work overtime.
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 than just a year.
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