Ex-Chiefs of the Sussex Fire Department

2024 - 2025 - Kate Southard 2022 - 2023 - Grant (Sam) Rome 2020 - 2021 - Marc Leech 2018 - 2019 - Harrison Thompson 2017 - 2017 - Shane Swarts 2015 - 2016 - Jake Little 2013 - 2014 - Richard VanderPloeg 2011 - 2012 - Dan Stoll 2009 - 2010 - Rich Crowell 2007 - 2008 - John Rome 2005 - 2006 - Robert Stormes 2003 - 2004 - Mike Clark 2001 - 2002 - Robert Regavich 1999 - 2000 - Floyd Southard 1997 - 1998 - Lou A. Cecchini 1996 - 1996 - Richard Ellis 1994 - 1995 - Walter Storms 1992 - 1993 - George Owen 1990 - 1991 - Lou V. Cecchini 1988 - 1989 - Joe M. Klecha 1986 - 1987 - Paul Grau 1984 - 1985 - Mike Conklin 1982 - 1983 - George Clark 1980 - 1981 - George Armstrong 1979 - 1979 - Bruce Frech 1978 - 1978 - Stanley Case 1976 - 1977 - Joe Klecha 1974 - 1975 - William Van Tassel 1972 - 1973 - Newman Doland 1970 - 1971 - Frank Ferguson 1968 - 1969 - William C. Beemer 1965 - 1967 - Raymond Crawn 1964 - 1964 - Ronald Henderson 1962 - 1963 - Harold E. Struble 1961 - 1961 - George Hosking 1960 - 1960 - Macy Keesler 1957 - 1959 - Luke Scesa 1955 - 1956 - William F. Space, Jr. 1953 - 1954 - George Davenport 1952 - 1952 - James Mann 1951 - 1951 - Charles G. Miller 1950 - 1950 - Theodore Edsall 1949 - 1949 - Samuel Peacock 1948 - 1948 - Lewis VanRiper 1947 - 1947 - Otto Henderson 1946 - 1946 - Harold "Bucky" Youmans 1945 - 1945 - Thomas A. Trudgeon 1944 - 1944 - Willis D. Wilson 1943 - 1943 - Alva Kinney 1942 - 1942 - Charles B. Pellett 1941 - 1941 - Augustus S. Whitmore 1940 - 1940 - Raymond Knapp 1939 - 1939 - William Space 1938 - 1938 - Alfred Fusco 1937 - 1937 - Siegfried Ray 1936 - 1936 - Arthur C. Brown 1935 - 1935 - Charles Draper 1934 - 1934 - Edgar D. Case 1933 - 1933 - Henry Grau 1932 - 1932 - Fred VanRiper 1931 - 1931 - Carl D. Becker 1930 - 1930 - Robert F. Gordon 1929 - 1929 - Arthur H. Crabb 1928 - 1928 - Arthur H. Crabb 1928 - 1928 - Harry Havens 1927 - 1927 - Frank Meeker 1926 - 1926 - C.O. Couse 1925 - 1925 - Fritz Nilsson (Charter member of Protection Hook & Ladder Co.) 1924 - 1924 - J.L. McCoy 1923 - 1923 - Arthur Crabb 1922 - 1922 - N.F. Morrison 1921 - 1921 - Thomas Trudgeon 1920 - 1920 - Arthur Crabb 1919 - 1919 - Benjamin D. Simmons 1918 - 1918 - Thomas R. Trudgeon 1917 - 1917 - John Stickney 1916 - 1916 - Benjamin D. Simmons 1915 - 1915 - Harry Harden 1914 - 1914 - Charles Youngs 1913 - 1913 - William J. Meeker 1912 - 1912 - A.C. Williams 1911 - 1911 - Charles Young 1910 - 1910 - Frank Holber 1909 - 1909 - J.C. Williams 1908 - 1908 - W.H. Mellor 1907 - 1907 - William Maguire 1905 - 1906 - Charles Sprague 1904 - 1904 - Clarkson A. Potter 1903 - 1903 - Samuel N. Puff 1902 - 1902 - William Morrison 1901 - 1901 - J.E. Managan 1900 - 1900 - E.D. Meeker 1899 - 1899 - J.M. Adams 1898 - 1898 - F.B. Whittle 1897 - 1897 - J.M. Adams 1896 - 1896 - J.W.C. Carber (First Chief of Deckertown (Sussex) Fire Department



The Sussex Fire Department would like to thank and recognize all past Chiefs for their leadership and dedication: