It's been a dozen years since the notorious "dozing dispatcher" episode in Peabody. John Brophy, a firefighter working on the department's 911 dispatch desk, had fallen asleep, missing a call about a six-month-old baby who had stopped breathing. For that, he was fired. The following year, an arbitrator ordered that Brophy's punishment be reduced to a 30-day suspension, a ruling that was ultimately upheld by the state Appeals Court.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Salem News

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) today announced the participants accepted into the inaugural year of the IAFC Diversity Executive Leadership Program (iDELP). iDELP is a new program developed by the IAFC to bring together a group of current and future leaders to foster a diverse and inclusive leadership and workforce.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

The rain started in Utica just as the speeches began during a rally Tuesday for city fire Chief Russell Brooks. Earlier, a natural gas leak shut down one of the roads leading to the rally on Leland Avenue. Former city Mayor Timothy Julian was unperturbed. “The rain can’t stop us. A gas leak can’t stop us.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch

At least 12 people are dead and dozens injured after a massive fire rapidly tore through a 24-story apartment building in west London in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. All 24 floors of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington were swiftly engulfed, trapping residents in their homes and reportedly forcing some to jump to escape the flames.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN