Chief (ret) Charles Werner

Chief Charles L. Werner (Charlottesville VA Fire Chief Emeritus) has served over 44 years in the fire service, 37 with the Charlottesville Fire Dept., serving the last ten years as Chief of Department and retired in 2015.

Chief Werner has served as the acting Deputy State Coordinator and Senior Advisor with the Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management, where he helped to facilitate VDEM's UAS program. Chief Werner also helped facilitate the Abermarle County Sheriff's Office SAR Team.

Chief Werner served as the first chair of the National Fire Protection Association's multi-discipline, technical committee on Public Safety UAS Standards. He currently serves as a public safety drone coordinator with the Virginia Dept. of Aviation, a member of the AUVSI Trusted Operator Program Steering Committee, Chair of the International Public Safety Association UAS Committee, SAE 30 Public Safety UAS Standards Committee, and Chair of the National Council on Public Safety UAS. He is also a certified FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot.

He can be reached on Social Media @WernerC or @droneresponders