Charlie Butterfield is a deputy chief with the Meridian, ID, Fire Department. He has 28 years of fire service experience, is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and is a designated Chief Fire Officer by the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Butterfield holds a master’s degree in education from Colorado State University. He represents the state of Idaho on the board of the Western Fire Chiefs Association and is an adjunct faculty professor for Idaho State University, where he instructs courses on fire administration.