Join us in welcoming Fire Chief John Butler to our meeting this week.
Fire Chief John Butler has been with the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services since 1993. He was appointed Fire Chief on January 20, 2015, becoming the 10th person to lead the Department and the first Chief to have held every rank within the department. Prior to becoming Fire Chief, he served as Deputy Chief and head of the Operations Command. Before joining the fire service, Chief Butler served in Panama and the Persian Gulf War as a U.S. Marine, and was the recipient of awards as a combat veteran, firefighter and paramedic.
Chief Butler was born in Monrovia, Liberia. He is a graduate of Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Baltimore with a triple major in history, government and management. He has advanced degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Public Safety Leadership Program, and from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government’s “Leadership in Crisis” Executive Education Program. In March 2012, he returned to his native Liberia with the Fire Rescue Alliance Non-Profit to help rebuild the nation’s fire department. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. He lives in Ellicott City with his wife; they have three adult children.
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