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50 Years of Dedicated Service
Archie D. Roemmich – joined the Billingsport
Volunteer Fire Association on November 21,
1961
Husband to Elizabeth, father of Glenn, Lisa,
Terri and Gary. He has 5 grandchildren, 1
great grand child and still finds time to
actively volunteer to the fire company that
has become his second family.
He rose through the ranks holding the
offices of Assistant Engineer in 1965,
Chief Engineer in 1966, Lieutenant in 1969,
Captain in 1970 and Battalion Fire Chief
from 1974 until serving as Borough Fire
Chief in 1986 and 1987. He has served as an
Assistant fire Marshall since 1990.
Archie has served as the Financial Secretary
and trustee of the Billingsport Volunteer
Fire Assn. for many years. He also serves
as the President of the Paulsboro Firemen's
Relief Association, and the Paulsboro Exempt
Firemen's Association.
He has represented the Paulsboro Fire
Department around our state as a Committee
Man, 2ndVice President,1st Vice
President, and President of the NJ State
Exempt Association. He is a past president
of the Gloucester County Fire Chiefs
Association and of the Delaware Valley Fire
Chiefs Association
One of the original members of the
Gloucester County Fire Academy, Archie has
mentored hundreds of would be firefighters
through his years in the fire service.
Every year in October you can count on
Archie to be there to visit the schools
during fire prevention to help explain all
the equipment that a fire fighter uses to
each bright eyed child passing by the fire
truck.
Always reading fire magazines and bulletins
has made Archie invaluable to providing up
to date information to his fellow fire
fighters on the ever changing world of
firefighting.
Besides being active with the Fire Company,
Archie is also a very active member of the
Saint Paul's United Methodist Church in
Paulsboro. It was for his service to the
Community and service to his church, for
which he was awarded the Saint Florian Medal
of Mercy by the Gloucester County Fire
Chiefs Association in May of this year
during the Annual Feast of Saint Florian
service held at Christ Church in Woodbury.
For his many years of unselfish
volunteering, and his enthusiasm to share
the knowledge he has obtained through the
years we honor Archie Roemmich for 50 years
of Dedicated Service to the Paulsboro Fire
Department.
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