D.C. Fire/EMS
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Mayor Gray expresses concern over emergency readiness in D.C.
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One sentence in a letter from D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is igniting a debate over whether D.C. is prepared for a major disaster, like a terror attack.
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D.C. fire changes arson counting method
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District Councilman Tommy Wells asked Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe at a recent budget hearing to explain impressive improvements in arson arrest rates by his department investigators.
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D.C. fire hearing: Nearly half of city's ambulances are out of service
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Just 58 of the District of Columbia's 111 ambulances are currently in service, D.C. Fire Chief Ken Ellerbe told members of the D.C. Council during testimony Thursday.
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Terry Lynch calls for D.C. Fire/EMS Chief Ellerbe to be fired
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D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe is expected to be back in the hot seat Thursday after another prominent member of the community called for his ouster Wednesday.
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Chief Ellerbe confidence vote: Ellerbe gets no confidence vote 300 to 37
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In the face of increasing criticism of his job performance and several troubling incidents involving slow response times and claims of sexual harassment, D.C. firefighters gave Chief Ken Ellerbe Monday a vote of no confidence.
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D.C. firefighters rescue residents hanging from windows in NW fire
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Firefighters rescued people who were hanging out of windows, trapped by a fire in a Northwest D.C. apartment building Sunday afternoon.
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I-Team investigation: D.C. Fire & EMS: Firefighters speak about department in disarray
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D.C. Fire & EMS has been plagued with issues, including delays in response times and female cadets accusing male instructors of harassment. Now, three firefighters have come forward to talk exclusively about a department they say is in disarray.
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Boat fire reported at Gangplank Marina
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D.C. Fire & EMS units are putting out a fire Wednesday on a boat at the Gangplank Marina.
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Wayne Branch, D.C. Fire & EMS official, retires
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A high-ranking D.C. Fire & EMS official has resigned amidst questions over whether the agency is in the middle of an equipment shortage.
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D.C. deputy fire chief retires after inaccurate information given
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D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe said Wednesday that the deputy chief has retired following an acknowledgement that his department submitted inaccurate information to the D.C. Council.
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Controversy grows over struck MPD officer's wait time for emergency service
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Controversy is growing surrounding the D.C. police motorcycle officer who was severely injured by a hit-and-run driver Tuesday night and then forced to wait, lying in the street, for an extended period of time before getting emergency help.
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I-Team investigation: D.C. Councilman asks inspector general to investigate D.C. Fire & EMS accusations
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D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells is calling on Inspector General’s office to conduct independent investigation into allegations that two D.C. Fire and EMS training academy instructors have been harassing female cadets.
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D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Ellerbe: 'We took immediate action'
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The stories-tall motto outside the D.C. Fire and EMS training academy in Washington reads “Honor, Commitment, Dedication.” But a number of young female cadets, only a month into their apprenticeship, may be questioning those department ideals.
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Christina King killed in Southern Ave. SE crash
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Christina King of Waldorf was killed in a fiery crash Friday afternoon in Southeast D.C. when the Caravan she was driving hit a D. C. ambulance and went flying in the air, landed on its roof, and burst into flames.
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D.C. firefighters call in sick en masse on New Year's Eve, report says
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A large number of District of Columbia firefighters called out sick on New Year's Eve, leaving the city short-staffed on a busy night.
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D.C. warehouse fire near Gallaudet University
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A warehouse in northeast Washington with a history dating back to 1871 is nothing more than ruins tonight, after a two-alarm fire that started late Wednesday night next to the Union Market that recently opened with new specialty-food stores.
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Ballou High School students sickened, possibly by tainted apples
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Dozens of students are being evaluated after being several were sickened Monday morning, possibly by tainted apples, at Ballou High School in Southeast.
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Lebaum Street apartment building fire worked by D.C. Fire
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D.C. fire officials say that they encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the second story of a Lebaum Street apartment building on Wednesday morning.
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