Fire Safety

The Bloomington Fire Department said Monday it does not yet have a damage estimate on the apartment fire Thursday evening that required every BFD to fight.

Shortages of nurses, McLean County jail workers, and police officers are well known. The looming national shortage of firefighters is less known, but no less significant. That is true in Bloomington-Normal, too.

A recent Illinois State University graduate is pushing for fire safety at apartments in Normal.

Fire gutted a 20-unit apartment building Sunday evening on Bloomington's west side, with the Bloomington Fire Department saying the Red Cross is helping…

The Peoria City Council has voted to eliminate 22 firefighter and 16 police positions as part of a move to close a $6 million budget hole.The council also…

Bloomington fire officials are reminding homeowners who use a fireplace to have their chimneys inspected and swept. This follows an early morning fire…

Illinois residents will be purchasing new 10-year battery life smoke alarms before a 2023 deadline to comply with the law. Bloomington-Normal residents,…