AUBURN (AP) — The city of Auburn has reached all the way to Texas for a new fire chief.
A member of the search committee announced Wednesday that Frank Roma, who spent 21 years as an assistant chief in the Dallas suburb of McKinney, will start in Maine in September.
Roma retired from his position in McKinney eight months ago and since has been interim fire chief in nearby Anna, Texas.
The 55-year-old Roma tells the Sun Journal that despite spending the past two decades in Texas, he’s a northeasterner at heart. He grew up in the Philadelphia area and used to spend summers in Maine as a kid.
The position has been empty since Wayne Werts retired in March 2010.
The Times Record Sustaining Sponsor
We believe a community must be informed to thrive. bowdoin.edu
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less