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Dave Statter

@STATter911

Jan 18

@Qantas

When being "#1 Worldwide" is not a good thing. Lots of people watching @Qantas 144 after the pilot declared a mayday upon losing an engine. Here's hoping for a safe landing in Sydney. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1… #aviation #qantas

On final approach now.

FlightRadar24 shows it on the ground taxiing off the runway with as many as 135K watching.

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Dave Statter

@STATter911

Jan 17

@wmata

(1) Paul Smedberg & @wmata board started out this drama yesterday with a lie. They closed an emergency meeting with claims "premature release" of their discussions would "compromise public safety." What they were actually discussing is how to "compromise public safety." (more)

@MarkWarner

(2) And then I'm sad to see @MarkWarner's statement: “Both entities need to stop fighting and figure out how to work cooperatively and productively as Congress intended to ensure both safety and reliability for Metro’s riders.” (more)

@MarkWarner

(3) @MarkWarner Do you really think the priority is to have @MetrorailSafety to work cooperatively with @wmata after Metro's half-century long horrible safety record? I want WMSC to be a kick-ass oversight agency that Metro must cooperate with. (more)

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Dave Statter

@STATter911

Jan 16

@wmata

(1) Prediction: Many political leaders & some of the public will largely forget Fort Totten 2009, L'enfant Plaza 2015, the series of @wmata worker deaths along with how enormously close we came to disaster with Arlington Cemetery 2021. (more)

https://twitter.com/JWPascale/status/1615017090678771718

@wmataGM

(2) They will at least partially buy into Paul Smedberg's claim @wmataGM can't do this job if he has to put safety first. That's because Clarke is seen as the new @wmata savior & there's no higher priority than getting trains back to running more frequently. (more)

@MetrorailSafety

(3) They will forget the lives lost & all the reasons @MetrorailSafety exists. They will forget that @wmata almost never does the right thing when it comes to safety or even learn from its mistakes. They will ignore #wmata's consistent lack of candor. (more)

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Dave Statter

@STATter911

Jan 11

@wmata

(1) Why is it that key messages between @wmata & @OUC_DC during rail emergencies either don't get relayed or properly acted upon? You must listen to the radio traffic from last night's fatal cardiac arrest at U Street to fully appreciate how the basics get screwed up. (more)

(2) LISTEN: In 3 messages on 2 radio channels between 9:26 & 9:29 pm the U St. station manager made clear someone was down in the track bed. They were in the middle of Track 1. Trains were stopped immediately & there was absolute clarity on where the person was located. (more)

(3) LISTEN: At 9:30 pm @OUC_DC/DC 911 dispatched a cardiac arrest "on the platform" at U St. No mention the person was actually on the tracks. This is crucial information that should have prompted a response of 9 units instead of 3, so the track can be accessed safely. (more)

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Dave Statter

@STATter911

Jan 11

(1) Another needless delay: The station mngr. immediately reported there was a person down in the roadway on Track 1 at 9:26 pm. Somehow--once again--there was a problem & the appropriate & needed Metro rescue assignment wasn't sent for 11 minutes--approx. 9:37 pm. (more) #wmata

@dcfireems

(2) @dcfireems was initially dispatched for a cardiac arrest call at 9:30 pm. It took the officer of Engine 4 to read through the dispatch computer notes along with a little delay getting @wmata's fire liaison on the radio before the correct assignment was dispatched. (more)

@dcfireems

(3) Why is it key to promptly get the correct fire & EMS units going? Because @dcfireems needs the special equipment to operate safely on the tracks. The difference between a patient being on the platform or in the roadway is huge. (more)

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Dave Statter

@STATter911

Dec 30, 2022

@OUC_DC

(1) New: This @OUC_DC failure is a bit of inside baseball but is important. Yesterday, it took 5 minutes to send help requested by Engine 27 for a natural gas line break on Benning Rd. When help was sent, 2 different dispatchers somehow announced 2 different assignments. (more)

(2) Listen: At 12:26 pm, Engine 27 reported a high pressure gas line rupture & needed the call upgraded to a box alarm. There was a good prompt by the dispatcher asking Engine 27 if he wanted a "hazmat box". (more)

(3) Listen: But it wasn't until 12:32 that the extra units were dispatched. As is standard, the assignment was voiced on the dispatch & fireground channels. On the fireground channel, 18 units were dispatched. (more)