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09/08/2007
Metropolitan Police yesterday arrested a former D.C. firefighter who, sources said, told investigators about a sex ring being operated by fire department employees.
Metropolitan Police yesterday arrested a former D.C. firefighter who, sources said, told investigators about a sex ring being operated by fire department employees.
Metropolitan Police yesterday...
09/08/2007
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08/01/2006
D.C. fire officials plan to shut down engine companies for 12-hour shifts when their vehicles need preventive maintenance and assign their crews to other stations to stem overtime costs.
D.C. fire officials plan to shut down engine companies for 12-hour shifts when their vehicles need preventive maintenance and assign their crews to other stations to stem overtime costs.
D.C. fire officials plan to shut...
08/01/2006
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10/18/2007
Officials have restricted the paramedic responsible for examining a recruit candidate who died Monday after a physical agility test.
Officials have restricted the paramedic responsible for examining a recruit candidate who died Monday after a physical agility test.
Officials have restricted the...
10/18/2007
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08/21/2006
The doctor who oversees training and quality control for D.C.'s EMS division has resigned, making him the third person to leave the post in four years.
The doctor who oversees training and quality control for D.C.'s EMS division has resigned, making him the third person to leave the post in four years.
The doctor who oversees training...
08/21/2006
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12/21/2008
D.C. Fire/EMS Chief Dennis L. Rubin has asked for an investigation in the death of a patient who called 911 for chest pains but reportedly was told by paramedics that he probably was suffering from acid reflux.
D.C. Fire/EMS Chief Dennis L. Rubin has asked for an investigation in the death of a patient who called 911 for chest pains but reportedly was told by paramedics that he probably was suffering from acid reflux.
D.C. Fire/EMS Chief Dennis L....
12/21/2008
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09/14/2006
The D.C. government has not provided necessary resources and adequate oversight of EMS for at least the past four years, according to a task force.
The D.C. government has not provided necessary resources and adequate oversight of EMS for at least the past four years, according to a task force.
The D.C. government has not...
09/14/2006
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02/11/2003
A paramedic accused of returning to the fire station at the end of his shift instead of responding to an emergency medical call that ended in the death of a D.C. man in December has been fired, the paramedic said yesterday.
A paramedic accused of returning to the fire station at the end of his shift instead of responding to an emergency medical call that ended in the death of a D.C. man in December has been fired, the paramedic said yesterday.
A paramedic accused of returning...
02/11/2003
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09/18/2006
D.C. government officials are aware of shortcomings in oversight of Emergency Medical Services and agree some issues - including a mayoral commission that has not met in four years - need to be addressed.
D.C. government officials are aware of shortcomings in oversight of Emergency Medical Services and agree some issues - including a mayoral commission that has not met in four years - need to be addressed.
D.C. government officials are...
09/18/2006
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05/31/2004
Instead of wearing their regulation blue, button-up shirts, the medics wanted to hold a symbolic protest by arriving for work in blue T-shirts.
Instead of wearing their regulation blue, button-up shirts, the medics wanted to hold a symbolic protest by arriving for work in blue T-shirts.
Instead of wearing their...
05/31/2004
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10/05/2006
D.C. fire officials are trying to verify that CPR certification cards issued at the training academy are legitimate amid charges that more than 100 cards were given to providers and instructors who never took the course.
D.C. fire officials are trying to verify that CPR certification cards issued at the training academy are legitimate amid charges that more than 100 cards were given to providers and instructors who never took the course.
D.C. fire officials are trying...
10/05/2006
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