NFPA's Wildland Fire Operations Division provides wildfire safety information, action steps and resources through the Firewise Communities Program and Fire Adapted Communities (both co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service), education, training, conferences, workshops and courses to residents, to help reduce their risk of wildfire damage or loss to homes, business and infrastructure.
Contact us: Call the Wildland Fire Operations Division at +1 617 984-7486, e-mail the division, or reach us using the e-mail links below.
Front row (l to r): Michele Steinberg, LisaMarie Sinatra, Molly Mowery, Cathy Prudhomme, Cheryl Blake, Tova Thorpe
Back row (l to r): Dave Nuss, Hylton Haynes, Aron Anderson, Linda Coyle
Denver, CO office
NFPA, Wildland Fire Operations Division Field Office
6855 South Havana Street, Suite 180
Centennial, CO 80112
+1 303 663-5550
Dave Nuss – Division Manager, NFPA Wildland Fire Operations Division
- Oversees NFPA's national and international wildfire partnerships and programs, and wildland fire actvities.
Molly Mowery, Senior Program Manager, Wildland Fire Operations Division
- Manages Fire Adapted Communities Initiative and international outreach.
- Provides technical support on Firewise and related issues to communities/states.
- Presents on planning and development-related topics.
Cathy Prudhomme - Associate Project Manager, Wildland Fire Operations Division
- Provides technical support for Firewise and Fire Adapted Communities.
- Provides technical support for wildfire safety educational programs for youth.
Aron Anderson - Associate Project Manager, Wildland Fire Operations Division
- Provides technical support for Firewise and Fire Adapted Communities.
- Provides technical support for Fire Adapted Communities website.
Learn more about the Denver office.
Quincy, MA office
NFPA, Wildland Fire Operations Division
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169
+1 617 984-7486
Michele Steinberg, Program Manager, Wildland Fire Operations Division
- Manages Firewise Communities Program and the Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition Program
- Provides technical support on Fire Adapted Communities and related isues to communities/states
- Presents on Firewise program and principles, and wildfire-safety related topics
Cheryl Blake, Publications and Activities Manager, Wildland Fire Operations Division
- Provides technical support for publications, catalogs and DVDs.
- Manages conferences, seminars and training, including the HIZ courses.
- Manages NFPA's Backyards & Beyond Wildland Fire Educational Conference.
Hylton Haynes, Associate Project Manager, Wildland Fire Operations Division
- Provides state and local outreach support for Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program.
- Coordinates wildland/urban interface fire data projects.
- Provides analysis for Geographic Information Systems and provides technical assistance for map making.
LisaMarie Sinatra, Associate Project Manager, Communications
- Provides public relations and communications outreach support.
Linda Coyle, Sr. Administrative Assistant
- Manages contracts and customer service.
- Provides support for event registration, including HIZ course and Backyards & Beyond Conference.
Tova Thorpe, Administrative Assistant
- Supports the Wildland Fire Operations Division catalog and customer service operations.
- Processes Firewise Communities/USA renewals and applications.
Meet NFPA's Regional Firewise Advisors.