“We’d like to think that it would never happen here but that’s not the reality of it. It’s always a possibility that could happen here or anywhere,” said Chief Paul Clark, Linton Police Department.
While law enforcement hopes they will not have to respond to a mass casualty incident, officers say they are prepared.
“Law enforcement officers of all agencies, whether you’re a trooper, city police officer, county sheriff’s deputy, any kind of law enforcement agency, we’re coming to stop that threat,” said Chief Clint McQueen, Brazil Police Department.
Monday, both Greene County and Brazil first responders held National Night Out events to create a continued relationship between community and law enforcement. Chief Clark says when it comes to providing safety, this relationship is important.
“We can’t do what we do without the community. The community is charged with the same responsibilities to protect each other as the police are,” Clark said.
While providing safety may not always be easy, Chief McQueen says it is a job that law enforcement is glad to do.
“We’re regular people just doing a different kind of job and we’re glad to be trained to do that job to help protect people,” McQueen said.
Chief Clark says his department focuses on not only responding to tragedies but also dealing with them afterwards.
He says he hopes to do this by sharing experiences with others who have been through similar situations.
