Faces of 9/11: Fire Chief Ken Clark
Our perspective has forever changed since the events of 9/11.
“I was at an EMC building on South Street when I received a call to come back to the station," Clark said, "I was told I needed to see what was happening in New York. We were immediately sent into a heightened state of alert." Much has changed for our municipal officials since that day. “We now have an added perspective on safety," Clark said. "Before 9/11, we did not take the terrorism element seriously. The events of 9/11 brought terrorism to our back door. We felt its unwelcomed grip like nothing we, as a community, had experienced before. In its wake new procedures have been implemented to combat its threat. With the Boston Marathon coming to town each year, it is easy to see and measure these changes. Increased state police …
