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Something’s very wrong in the nation’s capital when it takes almost 15 minutes for police to arrive after a man assaulted a DC Fire & EMS Department paramedic in the back of an ambulance and then apparently went after the public. The medics called a 10-33 for 4th and Massachusetts NW this (Thursday) morning (listen to radio traffic, above). This means they are in danger and need police right away. This was followed by the medics calling again for police, along with calls by a battalion chief and an EMS supervisor. It also appears the fire department operations center assisted in trying to get a police response. It was an EMS supervisor who reported the public was also being attacked more than 10 minutes after the 10-33 call…