Sophus August Falck (15 November 1864 in Copenhagen – 29 July 1926 in Copenhagen) was a Danish pioneer in the area of fire fighting and rescue services.
In 1906 he founded the company Falck Rescue Corps (Danish: Falcks Redningskorps).
This later evolved into one of the world's biggest security and emergency services corporations.
Sophus Falck was quoted for saying: "Rapid assistance is double assistance”; this was the motto on which Falck had established his business.
Falck's business would flourish due to his philosophy on the importance of service without consideration of compensation or reward; he was quoted: "To prevent or limit the consequences of accidents or destruction ....
Respond when people or animals are in danger of life, and assist whether payment is possible or not.".