Ryan Simonis began as a paid-on-call firefighter in September 2021 with the Bloomington Fire Department and was hired as a full time firefighter in April 2023.
The new Fire Station 4 at 4201 W. 84th St. recently received an award of excellence from the Minnesota Construction Association, a nonprofit organization that provides opportunities for the construction industry.
Bloomington’s public safety departments took to the ice March 10 for a friendly faceoff in their second annual Fire versus Police hockey game at the Bloomington Ice Garden.
Bloomington Police are taking on Bloomington Fire in a friendly hockey match at the Bloomington Ice Garden. Bloomington Fire took home the victory in 2023, but can they stand the heat and defend their title?
The new Fire Station 4 at 4201 West 84th Street, completed in summer 2023, received an Award of Excellence in January from the Minnesota Construction Association.
Mamie Ruhmann has been a paid-on-call firefighter with the Bloomington Fire Department for nearly five years, joining her brothers Beau and Jesse who have been with the BFD for 10 and 17 years, respectively.
Bloomington (MN) – Across the country, an average of 4,600 home fires per year are caused by instances of improperly discarded hot embers or ash, according to the National Fire Protection Association. The Bloomington Fire Department would like to provide the following safety information regarding the discarding of hot embers and ashes.