Fire Chief, Moraga-Orinda Fire District Board Member, Western Fire Chiefs Association
Bio
Fire Chief Dave Winnacker has been in the fire service for 20 years with Fresno City, Alameda County, and the Moraga-Orinda Fire District. Prior to joining the fire service, he served on active duty as a Marine Corps Infantry officer from 1997-2003. As a member of the Marine Corps Reserve, he served as Commanding Officer, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company from 2014-2016, as Deputy Commander, 23rd Marine Regiment from 2019-2022, and Chief of Staff, Marine Innovation Unit from 2022-2024. At Stanford University he is a Hoover Institution Veteran Fellow working on the intersection of wildfire and property insurance.