John Donnelly, a 28-year veteran of the department, will step in as acting chief. Dean announced his retirement Thursday.

American Medical Response will begin next month.

Jullette Saussy sent a scathing resignation letter to Mayor Bowser last month.

Where an apparent “hoarding situation” was discovered.

D.C. firefighters responded Friday evening to a house fire on the 900 block of Ninth Street NE. But it might have been a bit tricky for firefighters to fix their hose to the nearby hydrant.

CNN yesterday picked up on the D.C. Fire Department response last weekend to a resident’s request to fill up an above-ground pool amid a blackout caused by last Friday’s derecho storm.