Fire Department news and updates

Temperatures are forecasted to hit the 90s for the next couple of days.. Here are some helpful tips from the Minnesota Department of Health to help you stay cool and stay safe.

The existing Fire Station 4 is more than 50 years old and no longer meets the needs of the community or the Bloomington Fire Department.

Changes are coming to Fire Station 4 located at 4201 West 84th Street.

Each year the Park Maintenance, Bloomington Fire Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conduct prescribed burns together to restore Bloomington’s native prairies, wetlands and park landscapes.

Telecommunicators, also known as 911 dispatchers, play a critical role in public safety. They are the first link between callers and first responders. They gather information that makes it possible to send appropriate aid and help those in

The Bloomington Fire Department uses a truck known as a mini-pumper to put out fires in places full-sized fire trucks can’t fit.

James Jonathan has been a Bloomington firefighter for a little more than a year. He serves out of Station 1.