Bloomington union leader says city struggles to retain firefighters
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Bloomington union leader says city struggles to retain firefighters found at WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — A union leader is speaking out after what he says is a max exodus of firefighters leaving the Bloomington Fire Department for higher-paying jobs. Shaun Huttenlocker, who represents the Bloomington Metropolitan Professional Firefighters Local 586, said, “In the last two years, we’ve lost 250 years of experience.” Huttenlocker said...

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