Posts Tagged: Dcfd
MCI at DC Firehouse: Firefighters at Engine 10, Truck 13 ill hours after fire at what may have been a PCP lab.
Firefighters from House of Pain in Northeast taken to Police-Fire Clinic.
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A most bizarre story from the Nation’s Capital: DC fire & police unions want investigation into personnel records dumped & burned at FD training academy.
Union says firefighters called to training academy for burning dumpster recognized personnel records scattered about, some burning.
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DC battalion chief describes Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe as workplace bully. Washington Times reports Kevin Sloan’s transfer is latest casualty of last year’s beer incident.
Battaltion Chief Kevin Sloan says transfer came less than four hours after his decision in case where Chief Ellerbe found beer in the fire house.
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More raw video: DC two-alarm house fire on Girard Street with collapse.
Video from fire at the home of two DC activists.
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Video returns: Arrival at two-alarm house fire in Washington, DC is reposted.
Video had been removed after a few hours and has now returned with some editing.
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Arrival video: Two-alarm fire destroys home of well known Washington, DC activists Dorothy Brizill & Gary Imhoff.
Neighbor captures the arrival of Engine 4 and the early stages of the Friday afternoon fire.
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Banned in DC. Or is it band in DC? Staind’s Aaron Lewis with a DCFD t-shirt.
Music video features a DCFD shirt.
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Morning Lineup – March 22
D. C. FEMS - You Are Not Alone!
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UPDATED: A new week & DC fire is still in the news. Chief Kenneth Ellerbe says media stories are sensationalistic & unfair.
Chief says Washington Times coverage has "been fraught with unproven allegations and inaccuracies".
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DC still in the news: Burned firefighter speaks out about shirts sitting in storage.
Firefighter Chuck Ryan speaks out about shirts that Chief Kenneth Ellerbe has not distributed because of patch.
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DC Chief Kenneth Ellerbe on why safer cotton shirts for firefighters are sitting in warehouse: ‘Sometimes there’s trickery in terms of one administration to another’.
No explanation from the chief on just what the "trickery" was or what it explains about the shirts.
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Chief Kenneth Ellerbe responds: Live interview this morning discussing sexual harassment claims when chief was in Florida.
Ellerbe also addresses issue about whether DC should have asked for his personnel record from Sarasota County.
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The latest from your Nation’s Capital: Mayor backs fire chief after article on sexual harassment claims. $70,000 in shirts that are safer for firefighters but have the wrong logo sit in warehouse.
Mayor Vincent Gray say Chief Kenneth Ellerbe "has done an exceptional job".
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Best of the Rest – Rescue Me, Shaving Heads, Mayor Called Out After Cuts, ELAFF Coming Out Video, Running with the Pak
Best of the Rest - Shaving Heads, Mayor Called Out After Cuts, ELAFF Coming Out Video, Running with the Pak + MUCH MUCH MORE!
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DC fire chief faced sexual harassment claim in Sarasota County, FL. Washington Times questions why Kenneth Ellerbe wasn’t fully vetted by Mayor Vincent Gray.
Chief says claims made in Sarasota County were not true. More questions about deal that allowed Ellerbe to be Florida chief while still employed by DC.
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Raw video: Duplex basement fire in Washington, DC.
A fire late Tuesday morning at 5503 Central Avenue, SE.
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UPDATED: Lt. Robert Alvarado sent home for wearing DCFD coat at training academy. Says department should provide outwear with mandated logo. Calls chief ‘hostile’.
Outspoken lieutenant previously challenged Chief Ellerbe over providing outwear with new department logo.
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The latest from DC: Battalion chief threatened with demotion over beer in firehouse incident. Plus, ‘DCFD’ removal at Engine 7.
A citizen's well intentioned gift threatens the career of a battalion chief.
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A bunch of FOOLS
I was able to attend the Weissman service but was on duty yesterday during Whitacre's Funeral. Both were well attended and those in attendance should be proud that our Brotherhood was well represented. Yes... our "Brotherhood". These families got to see first hand over the past few days and week what all the "hype" and Brotherhood "talk" is about. They experienced it first hand. If you attended one of the services.... you did too.
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Communications Drill with DCFD RS.3 Video
Arrival video from D.C. offers opportunity to train on sizeup report expectations.
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Must see roof operations video: The way they do it in the Nation’s Capital.
Fire on Sunday morning becomes training video by Sunday night.
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DC Chief Kenneth Ellerbe comments on suspension of spokesman Lon Walls over racism allegations. More discussion of order telling firefighters to behave at mayor’s speech.
Chief appears on radio talk show.
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UPDATED: Scores of firefighters in DCFD garb show for mayor’s speech. No comment from Chief Ellerbe on spokesman Lon Walls’ claims that previous protest was ‘racist act’.
EMS union president thinks firefighter 24-hour shifts should go.
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DC Fire Spokesman Lon Walls calls firefighters’ protest of Chief Ellerbe a ‘racist act’. Posts thoughts on Facebook & Twitter.
Are firefighters who protest DC fire chief racists?
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UPDATE: DC firefighters receive official warning about protests at Mayor’s speech. Union president cites first amendment. Spokesman tells City Paper directive did not come from the chief, but tells Post it would be frowned upon.
Did deputy chief issue order on his own? Chief's spokesman tells reporter Ellerbe did not send out such a directive.
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