DC Fire and EMS
Before DC Fire and EMS accuses the public of 911 abuse, the system needs to be staffed, monitored and performing effectively
The person to replace retiring Chief Kenneth Ellerbe faces decades of neglect and animosity, but has the power to positively lead a department ripe for change
With no long-term plan and a lack of vision, the department has barely evolved since the 1970鈥檚
After two DC Fire and EMS ambulances became stuck, paramedic Kenneth Lyons walked through the deep snow to reach the patient
The dispatcher who sent the first ambulance on scene didn鈥檛 mention to responders that the patient was in cardiac arrest
Crews arrived to see police with what they presumed to be their patient on the ground; they saw the patient didn鈥檛 need medical care and went back to their station
Don鈥檛 hold your breath that private EMS handling less emergent calls will resolve the underlying problems at DC Fire and EMS
The decision came after two infants in the same week were transported to the hospital in fire trucks
The private ambulances would help handle less serious calls so that DC Fire and EMS can respond in a timely fashion to every emergency call
It took almost half an hour for another ambulance to arrive to complete the transport
Seven months after being hired, the firefighter/EMT was transferred to a different engine
The DC Fire and EMS paramedic was caught on camera sleeping while a patient was being transported to the hospital
For the second time in one week a DC Fire and EMS ambulance was not immediately available for an infant emergency call
Call volume for ambulances is at all-time high and includes calls for stubbed toes, headaches and toothaches
Paramedics began transporting a critically ill 5-month-old aboard the engine because an ambulance was unavailable; the boy did not survive
A report found that only 11 of 36 recommendations made in 2007 were carried out, including a call to cross train firefighters and paramedics
The $7.7 million wrongful-death lawsuit alleges Medric 鈥淐ecil鈥� Mills Jr. could have been saved if firefighters had responded to bystanders who asked for help
Records show they called three times, the incident where their 1-year-old fell and was knocked unconscious was listed as minor and the responding ambulance was not the closest unit
Jennifer Green submitted her resignation after criticism following the Metro smoke incident in January
Police are seeking a group of people who fired at an EMS supervisor who came upon people in two vehicles shooting at each other, and began to follow one of the cars
The department will be putting 49 instead of 39 ambulances in service between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.
The city blames the delay on human error, while the firefighter鈥檚 union says it was caused by problems with technology used to identify units closest to emergencies
A police officer eventually cancelled the ambulance and took his colleague to a hospital in his squad car
D.C. Fire and EMS says it took 28 minutes for the ambulance, and ALS medics were on scene within four minutes
Chief Gregory Dean led the Seattle Fire Department for a decade; he was known for improving cardiac care performance
Dr. David Miramontes has served in Washington, D.C. since 2011; he will begin in Texas on Oct. 30 pending a contract approval
Eugene Jones said he鈥檚 going to stay out of the spotlight and shift the public鈥檚 focus on the employees
Lt. Kellene Davis鈥� retirement was approved before she could face punishment after a man suffered a heart attack and died across the street from a firehouse
The controversial plan would increase the number of medics during peak call times by replacing fire trucks with ambulances at a neighborhood station
Lt. Kellene Davis is at the center of the investigation when, despite cries for help, nobody responded when Cecil Mills collapsed and died across the street from the firehouse