Charlie Butterfield
Deputy Chief of Administration, Meridian Fire Department (Idaho)
Charlie Butterfield currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Administration with the Meridian Fire Department in Meridian, Idaho. He has worked for the Meridian Fire Department for several years, having served in the past positions of Deputy Chief of Operations, Division Chief of Planning and Interim Fire Chief. As the accreditation manager, he led the Meridian Fire Department to be the first CFAI accredited department in the State of Idaho.
Prior to working for Meridian Fire Department, Chief Butterfield served as the Assistant Fire Chief in Sun Valley, Idaho. Chief Butterfield started in the fire service in Sun Valley, Idaho in 1996 and has held the ranks of Firefighter, Engineer/Paramedic and Lieutenant/Paramedic in addition to the Chief officer ranks he has served in.
Prior to his appointment as International Director representing the Western Fire Chiefs Division, Chief Butterfield served on the Western Fire Chiefs’ board of directors representing the Idaho Fire Chiefs’ Association. He served several years as the chairman of the Western Fire Chiefs’ legislative committee and as Vice President of the Idaho Fire Chiefs’ Association.
Chief Butterfield holds an associate’s degree in Fire Service Technology, a bachelor’s degree in Fire and Emergency Services Administration, and a master’s degree in Education from Colorado State University. He has completed the Executive Fire Officer program at the National Fire Academy, has been designated a Chief Fire Officer (CFO) by the Center for Public Safety Excellence and is a graduate of the Fire Service Executive Development Institute (Cohort 13). Additionally, he is an adjunct faculty professor at Idaho State University, instructing courses in the Fire Service Administration program.