The union representing 1,800 of the District’s firefighters and paramedics is continuing its barrage against D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe with an overwhelming vote of no confidence.

One of the ladder trucks the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services listed as a reserve unit is actually wasting away in a Wisconsin junkyard.

The head of one of the unions representing D.C.’s firefighters is blasting a quote from an unnamed aide to Mayor Vince Gray that firefighters are “fabricating” claims about fire trucks being out of service.