Off-duty firefighter shot during a robbery waited 3 minutes for 911 operator before calling his unit

A D.C. firefighter who was shot over the weekend while being robbed ended up calling his own unit for help, after his 911 call was not picked up quickly.

Gary “Zeke” Dziekan says about three minutes had gone by after he called 911, so a good Samaritan offered his phone to call for Engine 18 directly.

“When the firehouse answered I just said, ‘it’s Zeke I’ve been shot I need help.’” Dziekan says…

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