(1) Fitz Thomas & Sheila Shepperd died almost exactly 24-hrs apart in June. Both victims of major 911 failures. The difference in response to these incidents by political leaders, appointed officials & the news media is shameful & should be shocking to us all. (more) @petulad

(2) After the drowning of Fitz Thomas, there was transparency, accountability & rapid changes at both Loudoun & Montgomery 911 centers. Appointed officials were candid. Elected officials spoke up. An investigative report issued. The local news media covered it in a big way (more)

(3) 4 days after Sheila Shepperd died & DC 911 failed, I reported it. No local news media was interested in finding out what went wrong. No appointed or elected official has ever spoken up (still hasn't). No investigation. No transparency or accountability. (more)

(4) It took a national trade publication to show us DC 911 failed Shepperd & the 13-yr-old daughter trying to save her mom's life. Despite this failure being part of a much larger pattern of neglect at @OUC_DC, only @Comm_Daily has been doing the deep dive that's needed. (more)

(5) When will the news media & DC's leaders wake up to the fact this isn't a one-off? It's the daily confusion & delay that's long afflicted DC 911. These are the names of ones we know about: Carol Glover, Yafet Solomon, Fitsum Kebede & Sheila Shepperd. How many others are there?