Burton Clark

Dr. Burton A. Clark, EFO, has been in the fire service for 50 years, including the District of Columbia in Washington, DC, Prince George's County Fire Department in Maryland and the National Fire Academy. He served as assistant fire chief in Laurel, MD, as an operations section chief at DHS/FEMA during national emergencies and disasters and as a Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University. Clark presently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Fire Service Psychology Association and the Board of Governors for the John M. Moschella Fire Service Research Grant Trust. He is a technical expert reviewer for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention program and a doctoral dissertation advisor at various universities. Clark is the author of "I can't Save You, But I'll Die Trying: The American Fire Culture." His webpage is americanfireculture.com. Clark was inducted into the National Fire Heritage Center's Hall of Legends, Legacies and Leaders. Clark can be reached at [email protected].