Tag Archives: DCFEMS

DC Fire & EMS is investigating the allegations that firefighters at Truck 15 failed to render aid to a man suffering a heart attack last Saturday. Fox5 has excellent news coverage, and Dave Statter has additional details. DC News FOX ...

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The relatives of a man who died while waiting for an ambulance on January 1, 2013, have filed a $12 million wrongful death lawsuit against DC Fire & EMS. Durand Ford Sr. died after waiting 30-40 minutes for an ambulance ...

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Four DC firefighters have been placed on administrative duties following allegations by a female firefighter that she had been assaulted in her sleep. The female firefighter alleges that while she was sleeping in the quarters of Engine 1  at 2225 ...

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Five DC firefighters are in hot water over some controversial comments they posted on Facebook. The controversy began when a firefighter posted a photo of a DC police officer who had just issued the firefighter a traffic ticket. Along with ...

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  The drama continues in our nation’s capitol as City Councilmember Tommy Wells prepares to hold a special hearing into ongoing issues the department’s readiness.   DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG   Not surprisingly, officials have ...

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This just in…. the judge in a controversial whistleblower lawsuit filed by two former DC fire investigators has ruled in favor of the DC Fire Department and former Fire Chief Dennis Rubin. The decision came this morning in the case ...

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An arbitrator has concluded that DCFEMS and Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe wrongfully transferred IAFF Local 36 Union President Edward Smith last year in retaliation for his union activities. Arbitrator Leonard M. Wagman handed down his decision on October 19, 2012 ...

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A jury in the District of Columbia has ruled in favor of former Fire Chief Dennis Rubin and the DC Fire Department in the highly controversial lawsuit, Theresa Cusick v. District of Columbia. Cusick was the former General Counsel for ...

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A decision handed down today in US District Court for the District of Columbia is not going make the Rubin-haters in DC very happy, but its another ruling in favor of former Fire Chief Dennis Rubin. The case involved the ...

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DC Fire & EMS is in the news yet again with a new scandal, the filling of a privately owned swimming pool by on-duty personnel during a storm emergency dubbed by Dave Statter as “Watergate”. Regardless of whether it is ...

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It is almost beyond belief, even for someone who lectures regularly on the subject of “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up”. A fire chief, Kenneth Ellerbe, disciplining two chief officers who serve as hearing officers – administrative fact finders – ...

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Last week Dave Statter asked me to look into a case out of Washington, DC, where a fire lieutenant accused of working excessive overtime sued a local TV station claiming its coverage defamed him. The case was recently dismissed under a ...

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