Charlottesville Fire Chief Invited to White House

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Updated: 8:45 PM Feb 22, 2012 Charlottesville Fire Chief Invited to White House Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner met with President Barack Obama and VP Joe Biden on Tuesday to discuss a nationwide public safety broadband wireless network. Posted: 3:33 PM Feb 22, 2012 Email Address: news@newsplex.com

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February 22, 2012

Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner is back home after a rare invitation to the White House.

For six years Werner has worked with various public safety officials on legislation for a nationwide public safety broadband wireless network, and that dedication has finally come to reality.

Chief Werner met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in the West Wing on Tuesday as one of ten public safety representatives who attended and participated on a nationwide information call out to public safety officials.

The legislation will provide the "necessary and critical radio spectrum" and $7 billion in funding to build the network. Werner says this legislation will transform the area of public safety communications and be the most significant change in public safety communications since the introduction of walkie-talkies.

Werner was recently announced as the winner of the 2012 Governor's Fire Service Award for Excellence in Virginia's Fire Service Management.

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Posted by: JV Location: Charlottesville on Feb 22, 2012 at 04:59 PM

Not sure what planet Amanda is on. This is a vital bill for not just first responders but also communities across the country. And Chief Werner has been a tireless supporter of this initiative.

Posted by: Amanda Location: Earlysville on Feb 22, 2012 at 04:20 PM

It's election year! Obama/Biden knows every trick in the book. Look at this Country and the shape it is in, and they call themselves concerned about public safety broadband wireless network. What a joke?

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