whether red tape got in the way or bad judgment or just plain negligen negligence. when 77-year-old cecil mills collapseded outside this shopping center, his daughter, marie, saw one silver lining. they were just across the street from a fire station. help would be on the way quickly, but shockingly, firefighters refused several requests from the dying man s daughter and several witnesses. i even ran to the curb and said, are you going to help me or let my dad die? marie says firefighters told people trying to get help they had to call 911 before anyone could respond. protocall is heartless. is heartless and that s how i felt. someone did call 911 later, but to make matters worse, that ambulance went to the wrong location 26 blocks away. cecil mills died later that day, leaving his daughter heartbroken and d.c. officials outraged. they re now investigating,