Fire Chief Open Application Period: Now Accepting Applications for The Position of Fire Chief Wheaton Fire & Rescue The Wheaton Fire Commission is looking for interested and qualified individuals for the position of Fire Chief for The Town of Wheaton Fire & Rescue. The Fire Chief is appointed by the Town of Wheaton Fire Commission and serves a term of 5 years commencing on July 1st, 2025, and ending June 30th, 2030.  Compensated by an annual pay stipend as set by the Wheaton Town Board. Interested candidates shall have at least 10 years of verifiable fire service experience.  To be considered for the position, interested candidates must also live within the Town of Wheaton Fire Department response area. Required: Valid Wisconsin State Driver’s License. Meets the requirements of SPS 330 and NFPA 1001. EMT or EMR Certification at time of hire and maintained throughout appointment Entry Level Firefighter Completion of WTCS Fire Officer Course at time of appointment Preferred Current member of Wheaton Fire Rescue Certified Fire Officer I & II Certified Fire Instructor ICS 300 & 400 preferred, both must be obtained within three years of appointment Current or verifiable previous managerial and administrative experience preferred Advanced degrees or higher education, preferably in firefighting, emergency operations/management or leadership and management This position may require the employee to perform strenuous work for extended periods of time while performing some or all of the following: Wear a respirator (SCBA). Wear and/or carry over 50lbs of protective clothing/equipment. Work in an overheated, extreme cold or wet environment. Work under adverse or stressful conditions.   Interested and qualified candidates must submit a letter of intent along with a resume no later than 5:oopm on May 31st 2025.   If interested, please submit to: Wheaton.FireCommissionA@gmail.com

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Adoption of Resolution for Mutual Aid Box Alarm System

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ADDENDUM C TO MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM AGREEMENT

Notice is hereby given in the Town of Wheaton that the Town of Wheaton Board at its March 11, 2025 meeting passed Resolution 2025-01 titled Addendum C to Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Agreement for the purpose of providing Wheaton Fire & Rescue a more efficient way of handling coordination of intergovernmental fire protection and emergency medical services in the event of a larger emergency.

 

ADDENDUM C TO MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM AGREEMENT

RESOLUTION NO. 2025-01

WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Statute 66.0301(2) authorizes any municipality to contract with other municipalities and with federally recognized Indian tribes and bands in this state for the receipt or furnishing of services, such as fire protection and emergency medical services. Such a contract may be with municipalities of another state, as provided in Wisconsin Statute 66.0303(3)(b); and

WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Statute, 323.13.(1)(d), provides that the standards for fire, rescue, and emergency medical services shall include the adoption of the intergovernmental cooperation Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) as a mechanism that may be used for deploying personnel and equipment in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency emergency response throughout Wisconsin and neighboring states; and

WHEREAS, the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin must approve any agreement between a Wisconsin municipality and a municipality of another state, and said agreement was approved by the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin on December 22, 2000; and 

WHEREAS, said agreement was submitted to the governor of the State of Wisconsin for his concurrence, which was obtained and later adopted under Wisconsin Statute 66.0303(3) (a) and (b); and 

WHEREAS, the Town of Wheaton Town Board believes that intergovernmental cooperation for purposes of public safety and protection should be encouraged and that the Mutual Aid Box Alarm (MABAS) Agreement would afford these benefits to county residents by coordinating fire protection and emergency medical services, as recommended in Resolution 2025-01 on March 11, 2025; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Town of Wheaton to enter into the proposed Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Agreement to provide for the coordination of fire protection and emergency medical services in the event of a large scale emergency, natural disaster, or man-made catastrophe. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved and the acting Town Chair and Town of Wheaton Clerk, be authorized to execute the same on behalf of the Town of Wheaton.

Dated this 11th day of March, 2025 

Town of Wheaton

By: 

 

________________________________

Alice Droske 

Attest: 

 

________________________________

Scott Deutscher

 

A copy of Resolution 2025-01 can also be found under Government tab then select Ordinances & Resolutions.