A controversial plan to reduce the number ambulances on the streets of the District in the overnight hours is one step closer to being scrapped.
The D.C. Council's Judiciary Committee, which overseas the Fire Department, has approved a resolution to stop the ambulance changes, News4's Jackie Bensen reported.
If approved by the full council, the resolution would prevent ambulance changes proposed by the Mayor's office from going forward.
D.C. fire officials say their ambulance redeployment plan was based on statistics: data that showed the majority of ambulance calls now occur during the business day.
Earlier this year, Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe proposed reducing the number of ambulances on the street during the overnight hours so more could be available during the day.
The committee report did commend the Fire Department for hiring an outside auditor to determine exactly how many ambulances, fire engines and other equipment they have.