in 1991 the executive development institute is created at hbcu florida a & m university. this program was created by the international association of black professional firefighters as an alternative to the national fire academy. the previous year, the los angeles county fire union, local 1014 had accused the stentorians of cheating on the entry-level exam for firefighter. as a result of the allegation, the fire chief threw out the exam causing countless candidates to fail the new exam. the allegations were false and the union and the stentorians endured a rift in their otherwise cordial relationship. the edi was created as a response to this. historically, black firefighters had not been successful in attending the nfa for a variety of reasons. later on, edi was renamed in honor of carl holmes. several members from the lafd and the lacofd graduated from the first class of this prestigious program. carlholmesedi continues to exist today.