Bio Charlie King

A member of the South Carolina Fire Service for more than 20 years, Chief Charlie King is currently serving as the Fire Chief of Oconee County and a Volunteer Firefighter with the Whitefield Fire Station in Anderson County.

Chief King has been active in the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association since 2011, serving as Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee prior to being elected as 4th Vice President and working through the Executive Committee Chairs to the current post as the 73rd President of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association.

He currently serves as the Region 1 Coordinator for the South Carolina Firefighter Mobilization Program for the past ten years in training events and significant incidents across South Carolina.

King is a graduate of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association Leadership Institute and the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute Executive Officer Program. He is married to wife Kristi and they have one son, Carson.