Mendelson says fire department needs overhaul

Published June 19, 2006 4:00am ET



The District Council member charged with overseeing D.C.’s emergency response says that a systemic overhaul of the fire and ambulance will be required to fix problems illustrated by a report on journalist David Rosenbaum’s death.

“This issue will not go away by firing somebody,” said Phil Mendelson, D-at large, chair of the District Council’s Judiciary Committee. “This is an issue about quality of care.”

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