Chief Charles L. Werner
Chief Charles L. Werner (Emeritus - Ret.) served with the Charlottesville VA Fire Dept. as a career firefighter for 37 years, the last ten years as fire chief. Following retirement, Chief Werner served for 2 years as senior advisor and acting deputy state coordinator for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Chief Werner presently serves as the director of DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance, chair of the National Council on Public Safety UAS, International Public Safety Association UAS Committee, chair - Virginia Secure Commonwealth UAS Panel, Virginia Fire Chiefs Technology Advisor and IAFC Technology Council. Werner is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine, a contributor to Urgent Communications, Domestic Preparedness Magazine, sUAS News, Crisis Response Journal, Carolina Fire & EMS Journal, Industrial Fire World Magazine and other publications with a combination of over 300 nationally published articles, webinars, podcasts and national presentations.
