Russ Sanders

Executive Secretary / Director, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Russ Sanders is currently the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association Executive Secretary and also the Director at National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for over 25 years. Russ holds MS and MEd degress from University of Louisville.

News mentions

Fire Chiefs Endorse Position Papers At NFPA

Fire chiefs from Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States participated in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Urban Fire Forum (UFF) last week at NFPA headquarter...

NFPA Metro Chiefs 2021 Annual Meeting

The Metropolitan “Metro” Fire Chiefs Association, a Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) held its 2021 annual me...

Metro Chiefs Announce Chief Of The Year And Lifetime Achievement Honorees

The Metropolitan “Metro” Fire Chiefs Association, a section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced their award hon...

Metro Chiefs Renames Annual Lifetime Achievement Award After Long-Time Executive Secretary Russell Sanders

The Metropolitan “Metro” Fire Chiefs Association Board of Directors has unanimously voted to rename their annual Lifetime Achievement Award the “Russell E. Sanders Lifetime Achieveme...

NFPA Announces 2019 Metropolitan “Metro” Fire Chiefs Association Awards And Elected Members

The Metropolitan “Metro” Fire Chiefs Association, a Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) held its 2019 annual...

CFSI Welcomes Officials In Washington DC To Exchange Knowledge And Support The Mission Of The Fire Services

Oliver Holmes, Sr. once said, “It is the province of knowledge to speak and the privilege of wisdom to listen.” Each year, the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) conducts the Nat...

Metro Chiefs At NFPA’s Urban Fire Forum Adopted Position Papers To Ensure Safe Communities

Metropolitan Fire Chiefs from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom participated in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Urban Fire Forum (UFF) at NFPA headquarters in Quincy, M...