D.C. EMTs Accused Of Lying About Rescue

The D.C. Fire Department is looking into allegations that two firefighters lied about the location of their ambulance -- delaying their response to a call in which a woman died, NBC4 has learned.

At about 6 a.m. on September 29, emergency responders from Fire House 11 in Columbia Heights were sent on a medical emergency call just a few blocks away. Christina Chavarria, 72, was bleeding uncontrollably from a shunt in her neck.

A fire engine arrived at the Oak Street NW location in just six minutes. Sources told NBC4 the firefighters frantically radioed the dispatch asking, “Where is the ambulance?”

The ambulance arrived 16 minutes after that radio call, according to a timeline obtained by NBC4. Chavarria eventually died from her injuries.

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