Braintree Awards 911 Contract to Fallon Ambulance

Fallon Ambulance Service, a three-generation, family-operated ambulance service with headquarters in Milton, has been awarded a three-year contract to provide 9-1-1 municipal and ambulance services for the town of Braintree.
The 65-year old company originally won the contract in 1998 and has provided services for the past three years. Under the new contract Fallon Ambulance Service will continue to be responsible for all 911 responses for Braintree, providing 24-hour Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedic service. The firm works closely with both the Braintree Police and Fire Departments and receives medical direction from South Shore Hospital and Quincy Medical Center.

"They've been fantastic," said Braintree Town Administrator Terry Ackerman. "We get all kinds of complaints in this office about everything and we have never received a single complaint concerning Fallon. Both the Fire and Police chiefs and the departments think they are the greatest and everybody is happy. They have been very generous and good about working with the community."

Peter Racicot, Senior Vice President of Business Development for Fallon Ambulance Service, estimates that service to Braintree requires 2500 transports per year for municipal 911 responses. He said that a dedicated Advanced Life Support (ALS) vehicle is garaged 24-hours per day at the Braintree Police Department and said that additional ambulances are also dispatched as required.

Racicot said, "It is our privilege to continue to work with the people of Braintree. We are committed to providing topnotch, professional emergency medical service to the communities we serve, and we are pleased to continue our partnership with the Braintree Police and Fire Departments in this important job."

Racicot added, "We understand the responsibility of providing superior care and quick response time. We will work hard to be worthy of the confidence and trust that the town has placed in us."

Fallon Ambulance Service was founded in 1936 by James R. Fallon, Sr., and has remained a family operated business to this day. The founder’s son, James R. (Ray) Fallon, Jr., and five of his children have all played an integral role in the company’s operation and growth. Fallon Ambulance employs more than 400 personnel, and operates 115 vehicles. The company provides 9-1-1 service to Milton, Quincy, Brookline, Weymouth, Braintree and Dedham as well as primary backup to Boston and Randolph. Fallon Ambulance Service also provides medical transportation for a number of nursing homes, hospitals, and HMOs throughout Greater Boston. Headquarters are at 111 Brook Road, Quincy, MA 02169, and Fallon Ambulance operates satellite offices in Weymouth, Allston and Quincy, MA. A new state-of-the-art headquarters is slated for opening in Quincy in the Fall, 2004. Fallon Ambulance Service is a several-time recipient of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s “Success Profile,” and the “local heroes” award by the South Shore Community Action Council. For additional information about Fallon Ambulance services or programs that the company offers, contact Peter Racicot, Senior Vice President of Business Development, at (617) 745-2100, ext. 117 or visit www.fallonambulance.com.