Web FOIA Compliance: Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department
Government agencies in Washington, D.C., broadly ignore a 2001 law, which requires them to post 10 categories of public records on their websites, according to a public records audit conducted by the D.C. Open Government Coalition in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
| Public Information | What's on the Website | Link |
|---|---|---|
| How to FOIA |
A FOIA Requests link is provided on website’s home page. Plus, the Fire and Emergency Medical Services’ annual FOIA reports for 2004-2007 can be accessed by clicking on Information/Privacy link in the left rail. | click here |
| Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment |
An organizational chart and biographies of top officials are linked from the Information section, but there is no salary or date of employment data. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | Administrative Bulletins for Fire & EMS personnel "where the public may be involved" are available under Administrative Bullets, Statement of Policy and Interpretation of Policy in the Information section. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | Not applicable. | |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | Interpretations of policies are available under Administrative Bullets, Statement of Policy and Interpretation of Policy. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | The Administrative Bullets page includes links to the Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs and to the notice of Proposed and Emergency Rulemaking. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Nothing found. | |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Meeting Agendas and Minutes for 2007 are available in the Emergency Medical Services Task Force Archives section. | click here |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | Nothing found. | |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Tisa Smith
Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department
1923 Vermont Avenue NW
Room 209 South
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 673-3297
Fax: (202) 462-0807
Email: tisa.smith@dc.gov
Primary research for this audit was conducted by Howard University journalism students LeeSandra Alexandre and Melissa Noel while interning at the Workshop. The project was edited by Pete Weitzel, who is a board member at the DCOGC and a former managing editor of the Miami Herald. FOIA contact information is from DCOGC.
