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Bloomington reports staffing gains, expands crisis-response options
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Mayor Carrie Thompson and public-safety chiefs said Bloomington has sharply improved police and fire staffing, expanded a mobile integrated health response that handled at least 220 calls last year, and will study alternative 911 responses with LEAP.
Mayor Carrie Thompson and Bloomington public-safety leaders on March 31 highlighted staffing gains and expanded nonpolice crisis response as part of efforts to stabilize public safety while the city pursues broader care options.
Fire Chief Roger Kerr II said the Bloomington Fire Department reached full staffing in September 2025 for the first time in nearly a decade and completed major safety and cancer-prevention upgrades at Fire Station 3. “We also completed long overdue improvements to Fire Station 3,” Kerr said, describing renovations meant to improve…
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