
D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe (right) and Rich Marianos, with the ATF Bureau, announce the arrest and charging of Maurice Timothy Dews with several counts of arson. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

Kenneth Ellerbe

ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe discusses light-duty assignments before a D.C. Council hearing at the Wilson Building in the District on Wednesday. He is mulling a change in policy that would offer 90 days rather than 30 days of limited-duty assignments to all sick, injured or pregnant firefighters and paramedics.