Lee Levesque is a 30-plus-year veteran of the fire service and veteran of the U.S. Army who currently serves with the Burton, SC, Fire District as a member of the Beaufort County, SC, First Responders Project, which is a community health program that targets opioid overdoses. He holds a bachelor’s degree in fire science and emergency administration and graduated from the South Carolina State Firefighters Association’s (SCSFA) Leadership Institute. Levesque is a past president of the SCSFA’s Life Safety Section. He also served on a number of International Fire Service Training Association validation committees to establish the baseline for emergency response worldwide.