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March 17, 2015 • 15:17 1

When is enough enough?

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According to a Paul Wagner, FOX 5 news, the DC 911 (OUC) system failed again, now questions are being raised about the time it took to get help to a toddler who stopped breathing after choking on some grapes while the closest Fire and EMS paramedic was just three blocks away. That toddler is now in intensive care and fighting for his life. Mayor Bowser, the ball is in your court and concerned citizens want to know when do you think that enough is enough?

We feel that the 911/OUC director needs to be removed and replaced by the police and fire Chiefs respectively, and order needs to be restored to that agency immediately.

Filed under: The Watch Desk

March 16, 2015 • 22:33 Comments Off on The chief has no control over one of the biggest problems… Then and Now!

The chief has no control over one of the biggest problems… Then and Now!

Eight years ago I was in DC’s Office of Unified Communications (OUC or 911 center) as Chief Dennis Rubin was named by Mayor Adrian Fenty as the city’s new fire chief. I told Chief Rubin some of his biggest problems as chief will be because of what happens in this building and that he will have little or no ability to fix those problems. (The preceding is an excerpt from a new article by Dave Statter, read the entire report at… statter911.com)

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March 13, 2015 • 22:07 2

What’s up with that?

I really don’t understand what some ladies are thinking about these days with a different color on every finger. What’s your opinion?

Timeless Classic

Ghetto Fab

Filed under: Around Town

March 12, 2015 • 22:42 Comments Off on Big problem with DC’s 911 system!

Big problem with DC’s 911 system!

Two D.C. firefighters were arrested within a three-day span, just another hit to the already beleaguered department. Adding insult to injury, residents of a southeast neighborhood say that a critically injured stabbing victim was left bleeding for more than 40 minutes while waiting for an ambulance. This is just the latest in a string of slow and inaccurate responses involving D.C. Fire and EMS. However, the Concerned Citizen believes that the Fire Department may not be entirely at fault… read our entire report & comments

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March 12, 2015 • 14:37 Comments Off on Is This Fair Mayor Bowser?

Is This Fair Mayor Bowser?

DC Government vehicles allowed to park in the middle of an already congested street, (1100 block of 4th St. Southwest), with impunity from Parking Enforcement officers while tax paying citizens of the District have to troll the surrounding neighborhoods for a place to park or pay to keep from being ticketed and/or towed. (pictures)

To top that, food trucks are given special parking privileges on city streets by way of Emergency No Parking signs, (permit # PA10168232), posted by the DCRA Vending Program. The signs state that the reason is a “City Event”. City event, from 12/1/14 to 5/29/15, yeah right! Way to go DC, screw tax paying citizens again because they don’t count right? We can’t wait to hear what the Mayor has to say about this… Tell us what you think?