By Amy Doolittle
The Washington Times
Two D.C. Council members yesterday called for the resignation of Fire Chief Adrian H. Thompson over his department’s failures in responding to the fatal beating of a New York Times journalist in January.
Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp, an at-large Democrat, said she has spoken to Mayor Anthony A. Williams and plans to ask him to have Chief Thompson resign.
“I’m calling for the immediate firing or resignation of Chief Thompson to restore public confidence in our emergency medical services,” said Mrs. Cropp, who is running for mayor. “The buck stops with the chief.”