A mayoral spokesman said the letter is “another idiotic political stunt on Councilmember Wells’ part.”
Marie Mills told Fox5 that several people went to Engine 26 at 1340 Rhode Island Avenue NE to seek assistance for her 77-year-old father Medric “Cecil” Mills.
The D.C. Firefighters Association disagrees and released a photo today that apparently shows “a parking sign jammed into [an ambulance] motor as a make shift heat shield.”
After Councilmember Mary Cheh called for D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe to step down, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Paul Quander came to Ellerbe’s defense.
As many as seven D.C. fire department employees face “personnel action” for their roles in three ambulances being incorrectly listed as out-of-service earlier this month when a Metropolitan Police Department officer was struck by a car.
Mayor Vince Gray said today that he’s “unalterably opposed” to a Metro proposal to cut service along two bus routes in Southeast D.C. due to rocks being thrown at buses and passengers.
Fiesta D.C., the city’s annual Latino parade and street festival, is two months away. But organizers are still struggling with D.C. officials over where the festivities will happen.
At a congressional hearing this morning on Occupy D.C., federal and D.C. officials are expressing differing opinions on whether or not the McPherson Square encampment should be allowed to remain.
Mayor Vince Gray’s bi-weekly press conference was derailed today over concerns that his administration was backtracking on promises of transparency by encrypting police radio communications and limiting the use of the popular D.C. Fire/EMS Twitter account.
