Keith Stark
Fire Chief, Weymouth, Massachusetts
Chief Keith Stark was appointed to the Weymouth Fire Department (WFD) in 1997. Working his way up through the ranks, Stark was promoted to Chief of the Department in 2013 after serving as the Department Training Officer. The Weymouth Fire Department is a career department with 99 personnel operating out of four fire stations serving the over 57,000 residents of the City of Weymouth. A coastal suburb South of Boston, Weymouth has a land area of 21 square miles. WFD averages over 7,500 calls for service annually.
Chief Stark takes an active role in many fire service professional organizations, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts as the District 13 representative and the Civil Service liaison, Vice Chairman of the METRO Fire Chiefs, and the 1st Vice President of the Norfolk County Fire Chiefs Association.
A husband of 26 years to his wife Julie, and a father of an adult son and daughter. Keith is a proud Navy veteran and licensed Plumber. Stark enjoys spending his limited free time on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.