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Former D.C. Fire Chief Ellerbe Dies

Feb. 28, 2022

Retired D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe was found dead at his home in Southeast Washington D.C. on Sunday Morning.

Former D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe was found dead at his home in Southeast Washington D.C. on Sunday Morning.

Retired D.C. Fire and EMS Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe died Sunday, according to police.

Ellerbe served with D.C. Fire and EMS for more than 27 years before taking a fire chief position in Sarasota, FL.

He returned to Washington D.C. in 2011 and served as D.C. Fire and EMS Chief before retiring from the department in 2014, according to a tweet by D.C. Fire and EMS.

“Today Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly, Sr. notified the Department of the passing of Retired Fire and EMS Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe this morning,” the department tweeted. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with his family.”

Police said Ellerbe died at his home in Southeast Washington D.C..