David Nuss
David Nuss is the Wildland Fire Operations Division Manager for NFPA. Dave manages all of NFPA’s wildland fire activities, including the well-known Firewise Communities program, and national and international outreach and advocacy for wildfire issues. Previously Dave served for 10 years as the NFPA Denver Regional Manager.
Nuss was a career firefighter and progressed through the ranks to deputy chief; he has over 22 years of service in Colorado and Oregon. During that time he served on various state and national committees regarding technical fire code development and public education and outreach. A graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program, Nuss holds an undergraduate degree in Technical Management from Regis University in Denver and a graduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado-Denver School of Public Affairs.
