Former ISFSI Executive Director Ed McCormack Passes

Bobby Halton and the staff of Fire Engineering is deeply saddened to report the passing early this morning of Ed McCormack. “Big Ed” was best known to most in the fire and emergency services industry as the former Executive Director of the ISFSI (International Society of Fire Service Instructors) and former manager of the FDIC.

To his credit, Ed was also a retired fire chief, creator of the Massachusetts Fire Academy, and a staunch advocate for the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts, representing the interests of PFFM in Washington, D.C. for years. Our deepest sympathies go out to Mary McCormack and the McCormack children, Jim and Sally and Tricia.

Four Firefighters Hurt in Fire in Abandoned Harlem (NY) Building

Four firefighters were injured battling a massive fire that tore through an abandoned Harlem building where jazz icon Billie Holiday reportedly once lived.