 | 1971 | Bloomington Township Fire Department opens it's doors for buisness |
| 1973 | James McHenry Jr. died in the line of duty while responding to an emergency in his private vehicle. |
| 1974 | The department began to respond to vehicle accidents and first aid runs. |
| 1978 | George Ringer died in the line of duty from a heart attack while working at the scene of a structure fire. |
| 1982 | The department began to develop a hazardous materials response capability. |
| 1990 | The department purchased a neighboring house to be used as offices and a training area. The training area developed into a state recognized training academy, drawing firefighters from as far away as northern Indiana and northern Kentucky. |
| 1992 | The department developed into a regional hazardous materials response team covering a 5 county area. |
| 1993 | The department purchases 2 semi-automatic defibrillators, becoming the first defibrillator equipped first response agency in Monroe County. |
| 1995 | The department had its first international firefighter join. Erkki Kauranen from Finland contacted the department about continuing his volunteer firefighting while attending Indiana University as an international business student. |
| 1995 | The department officially changed its name from Bloomington Township Fire Department to the Bloomington Township Department of Fire Emergency Services, to better reflect the diversity of services provided by the department. |
| 1995 | The department celebrated 25 years of service protecting the public with an open house and awards for charter and 25 year members. |
| 1996 | The department purchased its third defibrillator and placed it in service at station 15, a totally volunteer operated station at that time. The department became the first department in the county to place a defibrillator in service at a volunteer fire station. |
| 1997 | Our second international student, Panagiotis Karamanos, from Greece, joined the department. |
| 1997 | Our first Fire Chief, Marvin "Pete" Lockhart died after a long battle with cancer. He was buried with full fire department honors |
| 1998 | Our Quint arrived from Smeal. Placed in-service September 17, 1998. |
| 1998 | Quint 59 and rescue 56 dedicated at an open house. |
| 1998 | Training academy officially renamed the James R. Dawson Training Academy, after 20 year Bloomington Township Trustee Jim Dawson, in recognition of his long service to the community, the fire department and to training. |
| 1998 | New Rescue 56 placed in-service. Old Rescue 56 placed in-service at station 15 as Rescue 15-6. |
| 1999 | Newly elected Bloomington Township Trustee Nancy Brinegar begins her term in office. |
| 2000 | Training academy torn down to make room for a new station 5. |
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