A longtime Deerfield resident with professional fire and EMS ties to the Madison Fire Department, Dane County EMS and Deer-Grove EMS will be Monona’s new fire chief.
Jeremy “Jerry” McMullen, who accepted the post at a virtual Monona City Council meeting Tuesday night, is also a longtime member of the Deerfield Village Board.
He takes over as fire chief on Oct. 1.
McMullen said in an interview today he will resign at the end of September from his job as a fire code enforcement officer with the Madison Fire Department, where he has served since 2003. He also said he will resign at the end of the month as a limited-term employee with Dane County EMS. And he said he will resign immediately from the Deerfield Village Board, saying he will no longer have time to devote to that elected post. He has served on the Deerfield Village Board since 2011.