The Bloomington Fire Department announced a new Safe Haven Baby Box. There are now two places in Bloomington where infants can be surrendered safely.

After nearly 30 years with the fire department, Chief Brian Mohr will retire on Nov. 16, officials announced Friday.

At 1:22 a.m., the Bloomington Fire Department announced they, alongside the Richfield Fire Department, had responded to a fire at the 4700 block of 112th Street West.

The Bloomington Fire Department recently unveiled its newly renovated Fire Station 1 at the corner of Fourth and Lincoln streets in downtown Bloomington.

It’s been 37 years since Jean Margrane, Bloomington’s first female firefighter, joined the Bloomington Fire Department. Yet firefighting, both in Bloomington and across the country, remains a ...

Bloomington Fire Department fire trucks line the 500 block of North Lincoln Avenue in this file photo.

Bloomington Fire Department Chief Jason Moore resigned from his position Monday, just three days after mayor-elect Kerry Thomson reappointed him as chief. According to The Herald-Times, Moore sent an ...

A South All-Star after graduating from Greenwood in 1992, Jayme Washel is returning to town next month as the new fire chief. Submitted photo Jayme Washel is still about putting out fires. During ...

Read more: Carmichael to step down as deputy mayor; Hamilton names replacement Washel has been with the Bloomington Fire Department for more than 22 years and served as deputy chief for about 10 ...

The next Greenwood fire chief will start the job later this summer. James “Jayme” Washel, currently the acting chief of the Bloomington Fire Department, will become the new chief of the ...

Typically, between paid on call, full-time and volunteer firefighters, the department needs 150 to 155 workers to be considered full staffed. But right now, Bloomington has 99.