‘It’s not just firefighting anymore’: Bloomington firefighters union hosts third Fire Ops 101

‘It’s not just firefighting anymore’: Bloomington firefighters union hosts third Fire Ops 101

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- On Saturday, 20 participants, including elected officials and local journalists, suited up to understand just a fraction of what it's like to be a firefighter. "It's exciting to see them out here going through those same steps as our guys are doing and learning," said Eric West, Bloomington Fire Chief. It's a part of Bloomington Firefighters Local 49 third Fire Ops 101. The union put an emphasis on "staffing and stati…