For the sixth year, the IAFC received a grant from Motorola Solutions Foundation to fund another year of the Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI). FSEDI is a program developed by the IAFC to provide new and aspiring chiefs with the tools they need for successful and productive tenures.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

VIDEO - The top floor of a Worcester three-family home was destroyed by a fire on Labor Day. Firefighters responded to a call around 4 p.m. for active flames at a building on Farwell Street. Officials said heavy smoke poured from the top floor of the building, with winds adding intensity to the fire and causing it to spread.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

Morrisville (VT) Fire Department aerial quint. 1871-W cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; 80-foot rear-mount aerial ladder; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

Morrisville (VT) Fire Department aerial quint. 1871-W cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; 80-foot rear-mount aerial ladder; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

Firefighters had extra help Sunday as big flames ripped through dry brush along northbound Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Mall. The flames erupted Sunday evening at 56th Street, Washington State Patrol said. As firefighters doused the flames with water, a convent full of sisters, many armed with brooms, stood at the ready.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2017 11:30:11 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima