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Chief speaks out on firefighters’ Facebook controversy

The temporary reassignment of that many firefighters affects staffing levels

By Jackie Bensen
NBC Washington

WASHINGTON — D.C. Fire and EMS put five firefighters on desk duty after one of them posted a picture critical of D.C. police on Facebook and four others commented on it.

After a D.C. police officer wrote a traffic ticket for a firefighter, that firefighter took a picture of the officer walking toward his cruiser and posted it on his Facebook page with a comment to the effect of “This is why we should be careful and take our time getting to incident scenes,” sources told News4.

The post is said to be so inflammatory it was brought directly to the attention of both Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe and Police Chief Cathy Lanier.

Full story: Chief Speaks Out on Firefighters’ Facebook Controversy

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