Sarasota Fire
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UPDATED: A new week & DC fire is still in the news. Chief Kenneth Ellerbe says media stories are sensationalistic & unfair.
Chief says Washington Times coverage has "been fraught with unproven allegations and inaccuracies".
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DC still in the news: Burned firefighter speaks out about shirts sitting in storage.
Firefighter Chuck Ryan speaks out about shirts that Chief Kenneth Ellerbe has not distributed because of patch.
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DC Chief Kenneth Ellerbe on why safer cotton shirts for firefighters are sitting in warehouse: 'Sometimes there's trickery in terms of one administration to another'.
No explanation from the chief on just what the "trickery" was or what it explains about the shirts.
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Chief Kenneth Ellerbe responds: Live interview this morning discussing sexual harassment claims when chief was in Florida.
Ellerbe also addresses issue about whether DC should have asked for his personnel record from Sarasota County.
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The latest from your Nation's Capital: Mayor backs fire chief after article on sexual harassment claims. $70,000 in shirts that are safer for firefighters but have the wrong logo sit in warehouse.
Mayor Vincent Gray say Chief Kenneth Ellerbe "has done an exceptional job".
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DC fire chief faced sexual harassment claim in Sarasota County, FL. Washington Times questions why Kenneth Ellerbe wasn't fully vetted by Mayor Vincent Gray.
Chief says claims made in Sarasota County were not true. More questions about deal that allowed Ellerbe to be Florida…
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