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UPDATED – Read DC Council’s scathing report on state of fire & EMS in the Nation’s Capital. Committee expected to vote down Chief Ellerbe’s EMS redeployment plan today.
Council member Tommy Wells says appoving Chief Ellerbe's plan could have "could have serious consequences for public safety".
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Really? All of the problems with the fire department in the Nation’s Capital & this is what the citizens are complaining about.
I have an idea how to quiet QuietDC.
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Damn reporters: A clear pattern of getting it wrong when covering DC Fire & EMS.
Problem reporters apparently stretch back over two administrations.
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Raw video: Bellingham, WA house fire. Car pops onto fireground.
Firefighter stops citizen from driving through the fireground.
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UPDATED – More apparatus & staffing issues in DC: Audit confirms major fleet problems. Council member’s visit to 911 center confirms ambo shortage. Mayor & chief say it’s out of context.
Council member Tommy Wells spent Monday morning in DC's 911 center and says he witnessed ambulance shortage first hand.
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Raw video: Four-alarm hardware store fire in the Nation’s Capital.
Someone needs to investigate why the world's most famous fire buff passed up the fire along with one of the…
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Two DC firefighters accused by female firefighter of sexual assault. Two supervisors’ actions are part of the investigation.
Female firefighter says she was touched on her thigh in the middle of the night. Questions about whether supervisors reported…
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DC’s EMS woes puts spotlight on the regeneration gap. Shop chief says ambulance shut down apparently came with little warning.
Boca Raton Chief Tom Wood pushes forced regeneration as best practice.
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UPDATED: DC ambulance shuts down on I-295 with victim in cardiac arrest. Man had been shot by police. Officials blame emissions system.
DC Fire & EMS Department spokesman tells reporter delay did not cause man's death.
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DC hearing shows different views on how to handle peak EMS demand & medic shortage. Chief Ellerbe has second thoughts after communications director blocks press.
DC Chief Kenneth Ellerbe quickly figures standing and talking works better than running and blocking.
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