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Fire staff described recent equipment and training investments, including delivery of a new flashover training chamber. \"This flashover is when, basically, the room the entire room catches on fire, like, all at all at once, and it's not survivable,\" a Fire Department staff member said, describing the training's purpose: to teach firefighters the signs and how to exit quickly. Staff said the chamber will be used first for instructor burns and then to expand training opportunities.

The department said it has reached 58% of its yearly training-hour goal (the goal cited in the meeting was 42,000 hours) and cited several recent specialized trainings including vent-enter-isolate-search (V E I S), flashover awareness, vehicle technician and surface-water operations.

The Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) program reported that Bloomington is now the site of a permanent child car-seat fitting station; staff said car-seat fittings increased from six in June to 11 and that additional car seats have been ordered after the state supply ran low. The MIH team also acquired a Polaris Ranger through a grant to support outreach at special events.

Fire prevention and inspection staff reported that commercial inspections are at 26% of their annual goal and that inspectors have started monthly outreach to educate building occupants during inspections.

Staff discussed community partnerships, including coordination with the mobility-aid lending library and events with the boys & girls club. Fire staff indicated plans for maintenance and painting of the training tower and ongoing work on bond-funded projects.

Meeting discussion included a board member's question about whether the department would hold public demonstrations of the flashover chamber; staff said they expect to expand training availability and would like to show it off, but noted safety and instructor-preparation constraints.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Bloomington Board of Public Safety, July 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the July 17 Board of Public Safety meeting, fire/EMS staff reported 3,073 year-to-date runs, ongoing training progress (58% of a 42,000-hour target), delivery of a flashover training chamber and a Polaris Ranger acquired through a MIH grant, plus upcoming maintenance on the training tower.","taxTitle","Bloomington City, Monroe County, Indiana","taxId",3535,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6164205,"Police report: Calls for service rise to 42,503; hiring, training and social-work outreach updated",99,117960,217110,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5430504-f2f07f76b787c21b145580259ad84195&start=117&end=217","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5430504-f2f07f76b787c21b145580259ad84195/thumbnail_117960.jpg","/articles/6164205/Bloomington-City/Monroe-County/Indiana/Police-report-Calls-for-service-rise-to-42503-hiring-training-and-social-work-outreach-updated","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164205-1c380b157aba8c5d0f798c4d8e48c80c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770482376&Signature=Aba2q4-gAhMjNhVPmBlR7Zlvg~F24kP3MmX3AbXLM~kwyzk19sho-xKdoqky9t5PECNNYgO7NEmGmOaM2y2m8vXU1HqauBVz~Yu~Mx23SJJjaxyzYqO5Rk1G2D~IA2HoNBZOSoK4QP5sOMXF63W54yfZHBNPbE7HBbAQWsjzMVL6cz8lFWrM6a4FOAUky-UlLg3pPgIByZaC8Qr6F6rqz10eRM5Q-gHBV2ESDr1qAjpeWmBvB18rDqM0nat0aOyuylGJ5qHtuUUYnNsJmsk-KVSb3Q6Nsg82lEqKTOeHjDRHbwQUjQ6GL7djJaWtk9S-GpOvJ0lulI7EyjSMdhp9dA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Board of Public Safety meeting on July 17, 2025, Bloomington City police staff reported that year-to-date calls for service stood at \"42,500 and 3,\" a figure the department presented as 42,503, and said call volume is \"up fairly significantly from last year.\" The department said calls are spread across the city rather than concentrated in particular neighborhoods, limiting the ability to focus enforcement on narrow areas.

\"We're now at 42,500 and 3, which is up fairly significantly from last year. Continues to trend up,\" Police Department staff said. The report noted that traffic stops are down, which the department attributed to increased time spent handling calls for service.

Police staff clarified that the department's vehicle-theft figure refers to vehicles reported stolen to Bloomington police and does not count vehicles recovered that were reported stolen to other agencies. \"Those are actual vehicles that we are reported stolen to us. That does not include vehicles we recover that reported stolen to other agencies,\" staff said.

Training hours for the department totaled 1,139.5 for the month. The department said 9 officers attended the annual three-day in-service; other trainings included interview-and-interrogation, Glock armorer, pre-basic academy training, a stops instructor course, advanced explosive breaching, crisis negotiation hours, and K-9 hours. The department reported organized community events and outreach, including bike registration (a \"bike index\" program to register bicycles and help recovery) and ongoing partnerships with local organizations.

Police social workers reported 401 contacts and 114 referrals for the month, including outreach to clients with health concerns, two juvenile clients working through recent bereavement and veteran-service issues, and coordination with neighboring agencies after a first-responder suicide. The outreach specialist reported assisting with housing assessments and Section 8 application assistance and continued downtown street outreach.

On staffing, police staff said the department has 12 candidates in the hiring process and multiple officers in field training (the transcript refers to \"5 of them are in FTO\" and additional certified officers completing final training). The department said five recruits were scheduled to go to the academy in August. The department also reported three employees on long-term light duty and one worker's compensation case expected to return to light duty before year's end.

The department announced a public swearing-in ceremony for two lateral hires on Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

No formal votes were taken on operational matters during the report; the items were informational updates to the board.","At the July 17, 2025 Board of Public Safety meeting, Bloomington City police staff reported year-to-date calls for service of 42,503, rising call volumes, staffing and recruitment progress, monthly training totals and expanded social-worker contacts and outreach programs.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6164210,"Board of Public Safety approves consent agenda, payroll and claims",52,57971,110880,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5430504-f2f07f76b787c21b145580259ad84195&start=57&end=110","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5430504-f2f07f76b787c21b145580259ad84195/thumbnail_57971.jpg","/articles/6164210/Bloomington-City/Monroe-County/Indiana/Board-of-Public-Safety-approves-consent-agenda-payroll-and-claims","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164210-1a2a2587a2b239eaad215257b9a8e76f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770482376&Signature=Z4-c3q5oK-03uYEHUEQ12E4PZT8UD42I5160q902d4PoBokSWg38YI6JUmncOaXzl~6HMyg5v6XIf5B3nfcGB~mqOlyuwJZUETuCKqjfvOym1ab8OoK6Zht~T0K5ObkMfwMWeFQ5ofc3ihlgJ66e~WAwv2ZsdDFUk9p1F6aG9VAwNKUqCEVgKbwsDQj1JVvtTu4SkHU2ReWW9tLvvam-p4tqz6~Hhhvo4sBjhDasxTTgXoFUv2McU7oePbN7She9-ixvEu5wuG~-VTPlUqeav6aUMEgDngSArceA6DFCT5JK-0iED0ZvOncy1tcizoVRqUu2QIrFBVNHb2AXRyM8lA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bloomington City Board of Public Safety on July 17, 2025 approved its consent agenda by voice vote, covering minutes from May 20, 2025; claims dated June 6, June 20, July 3 and July 18, 2025; and payroll for May 30, June 13, June 27 and July 11, 2025.

Board member (chair) described the items on the consent agenda and asked whether any member wished to remove any item for separate discussion. \"Hearing none, does any member of the board have any objections to any of the items on the consent agenda? No. Hearing none, the items on the consent agenda are approved,\" the chair said.

The approval was handled as routine business with no objections and no recorded roll-call vote in the meeting transcript. The consent approval cleared those administrative items from the agenda and the board proceeded to department reports and general business.","At its July 17, 2025 meeting the Bloomington City Board of Public Safety approved the consent agenda covering minutes, claims and payroll for multiple dates by voice vote with no objections.","actionData","errors"]

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Fire/EMS: New flashover training chamber delivered; runs and inspections steady

Police report: Calls for service rise to 42,503; hiring, training and social-work outreach updated

Board of Public Safety approves consent agenda, payroll and claims