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Tomorrow marks 40 years since the death of Len Bias – a tragedy that stunned the sports world and the legion of fans who followed the young basketball star. It was, without a doubt, one of the most heartbreaking and troubling days in local sports history.

As a reporter, you accept that your work will occasionally make people angry. But on June 19, 1986, less than a year into my TV news career, I seemed to p**s off an entire region by reporting the truth.

Link to "The death of Len Bias: When the truth came too quickly" in the comments.

NEW: On the eve of an election for a new mayor and council members, DC911 had another major meltdown. Two DC Fire & EMS units handling separate high-priority EMS calls this evening couldn't get anyone to answer the radio for five minutes. One was trying to tell dispatchers they were closest to a confirmed cardiac arrest call. The other was trying to get paramedics to respond to their patient who was having trouble breathing. Link to radio traffic and details is in the first comment.

Friday fire in Riverside, California.
https://statter911.com/2026/06/02/video-apartment-fire-in-california-3/

Video: Apartment fire in California - Statter911 Riverside, California firefighters handled a fire in an apartment complex on Iowa Avenue that broke out around 11 a.m. Friday.

Does your 911 center keep making the same mistakes over and over? Do they abandon radio channels for minutes at a time and regularly send help to the wrong location? Well, that's the case in our nation's capital. The list I've compiled tells a very sad story that points to extremely poor leadership at DC911.

A list to help you understand DC911's chronic dysfunction - Statter911 37 incidents over the last six months show clear patterns in those mistakes

Just a block from the White House, US Park Police, worried about the "deteriorating condition" of an apparent stroke victim, drove the man to the hospital. They had waited twenty minutes for an ambulance because DC911 sent fire and EMS to two addresses in the wrong quadrant of the city.
https://statter911.com/2026/05/22/police-drive-apparent-stroke-victim-to-hospital-after-dc911-twice-sends-ems-to-wrong-location/

Police drive apparent stroke victim to hospital after DC911 twice sends EMS to wrong location - Statter911 DC911 sent help meant for a stroke victim near the White House to two wrong locations about five miles away.

Watch the initial attack on a fire last night in a three-story rowhouse in Baltimore.
https://statter911.com/2026/05/13/arrival-video-baltimore-rowhouse-fire-2/

Arrival video: Baltimore rowhouse fire - Statter911 Early video of a fire in a three-story rowhouse located in the 1600 block of W. Saratoga Avenue in Baltimore.

FROM STATter911: An embarrassing DC911/OUC mix-up yesterday. Help dispatched to free a trapped crash victim just a block from the White House was sent, instead, to Suitland Parkway near the MD border. Eight minutes were lost before DC911 dispatchers figured out their mistake and corrected it.

With OUC history as our guide, despite lives on the line, no one will demand answers and accountability. Someone in charge, please prove me wrong and make this an issue.

https://statter911.com/2026/05/06/dc911-botches-serious-car-crash-one-block-from-the-white-house/

DC911 botches serious car crash one block from the White House - Statter911 DC firefighters needed help to free a trapped driver near the White House. DC911 sent that help six miles away, near the MD line.

FDNY in action early yesterday.
https://statter911.com/2026/04/16/early-video-from-manhattan-apartment-fire/

Early video from Manhattan apartment fire - Statter911 Fire on W. 48th Street off of 10th Avenue

Sunday morning fire in New Kensington, PA.
https://statter911.com/2026/04/07/early-video-deck-fire-extends-to-pennsylvania-home/

Early video: Deck fire extends to Pennsylvania home - Statter911 Fire Sunday morning in New Kensington

This is an ugly and difficult situation for any fire department or organization, and it appears leadership chose transparency as the best way to address it. It's exactly what we teach at PIO Academy. Details here.
https://statter911.com/2026/03/29/terrible-fire-department-situation-handled-expertly-in-virginia/

Terrible fire department situation handled expertly in Virginia - Statter911 After a convicted s*x offender was found hanging around a fire company and at emergency scenes, those in charge chose transparency.