ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, Fire Department, Village of Maple Bluff, WI (Madison).  Applications are now being accepted for this full time position.  This position works a shift schedule based on rotating 24 hr shifts. Pay is salary based. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must possess; a high school diploma, State of Wisconsin Driver’s license, State of Wisconsin State Firefighter II Certification, State of Wisconsin Apparatus Operator-Pumper Certification, State of Wisconsin Fire Officer I certification, State of Wisconsin EMT-Basic Certification. Five years experience as an EMT and firefighter at positions with increasing levels of responsibility required. Certifications/training strongly encouraged: EMT-Intermediate Technician, ICS-100 through 400, and State of Wisconsin Fire Inspector Certification.  APPLY:  Application packets are available online at www.mapleblufffire.com and at the Maple Bluff Village Center. Applications are due to the station by 4:00 PM on Friday, January 20, 2012.  Submit application packet and resume to Chief Joshua Ripp, Maple Bluff Fire Department, 18 Oxford Place, Madison, WI  53704.  608-244-3390. NOTE:  Qualified applicants will be invited to: appear before an oral board, psychological evaluation, drug screening, an extensive background investigation, and a medical examination.

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VILLAGE OF MAPLE BLUFF IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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MAPLE BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT: TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OCTOBER 29, 2011 AT THE MAPLE BLUFF VILLAGE CENTER

Village of Maple Bluff: On October 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Maple Bluff Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your medications for disposal to the Maple Bluff Village Center at 18 Oxford Place.  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last April, Americans turned in 376,593 pounds—188 tons—of prescription drugs at nearly 5,400 sites operated by the DEA and more than 3,000 state and local law enforcement partners. 

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.  Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

Four days after the first Take-Back event in September 2010, Congress passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to entities authorized by the Attorney General to accept them.  The Act also allows the Attorney General to authorize long term care facilities to dispose of their residents’ controlled substances in certain instances.  DEA has begun drafting regulations to implement the Act, a process that can take as long as 24 months.  Until new regulations are in place, local law enforcement agencies like the Maple Bluff Police Department and the DEA will continue to hold prescription drug take-back events every few months.

The Maple Bluff Fire Department participates in Justice For A Cure.

The Maple Bluff Fire Rescue Department hosted it's 2011 Fire Prevention Open House. Thank you to all who attended.

On July 4th, the Village of Maple Bluff honored the Chatterton Family's 80+ years of service and dedication to the Village. Bill and Jean Chatterton received a proclamation given by the Village naming the new water retention pond as "Chatterton Pond". Please view the video and photos below for the presentation. The presentation also included appearances from current and former Village Board Presidents: Eric McLeod, Stacy Soderholm, John Larson, Phil Bradbury, Hans Johnson, Nancy Harper, and John Bolz.

The Maple Bluff Fire Rescue Department Association would like to thank everyone who attended the Village of Maple Bluff's 2011 Fest on the Fourth. Everyone's generous contributions will help benefit the Fire Rescue Department and the residents of the Village with the purchase of new equipment.