The Rube exits: Listen to Chief Dennis Rubin's farewell message to the DC Fire & EMS Department.

Dec 31, 2010

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Listen to Chief Dennis Rubin’s farewell to the DC Fire & EMS Department

STATter911.com coverage of Chief Dennis Rubin’s administration

The new year is a time for transition. In Washington, DC that means a new mayor takes over on Sunday. Mayor-elect Vincent Gray has announced that Sarasota County Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe (a DC Fire & EMS veteran) will take over the DC Fire & EMS Department. Chief Dennis Rubin, who had been chief since April, 2007, said goodbye to the department in a recorded message just before 7:00 AM on Wednesday that was played over the department’s radio system. Click above to listen to that recording.

Dec 31, 2010

0 Less than a minute

Listen to Chief Dennis Rubin’s farewell to the DC Fire & EMS Department

STATter911.com coverage of Chief Dennis Rubin’s administration

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