San Jose Fire Battalion Chief Patrick Chung was just beginning his senior year of high school in 2001 when the terrorist attacks of 9/11 shaped his career path. Saratoga High School student Ryan Lin interviewed Chung about his career as a firefighter. (Courtesy photo)
Patrick Chung was just beginning his senior year of high school in 2001 when the terrorist attacks of 9/11 shaped his career path.
Chung, now a battalion chief with the San Jose Fire Department, said he had always been interested in the fire service but started to think harder about it after witnessing the “incredibly stoic and honorable” actions