Anthony Avillo retired in March, 2015 after a 30-year career in the fire service as a Deputy Chief in North Hudson (NJ) Regional Fire & Rescue, assigned as 1st Platoon regional tour commander. He has a Master’s Degree in National Security Studies, and a BS degree in Fire Science from New Jersey City University. He is currently the Director and Deputy Fire Marshal at the Monmouth County (NJ) Fire Academy. He is also an Adjunct Professor at New Jersey City University and is a long-standing FDIC instructor and member of the FDIC advisory board and the editorial advisory board of Fire Engineering.

In addition, he is the Region 3 Director of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI), the author of Fireground Strategies, 3rd edition (Fire Engineering, 2015) and Fireground Strategies Workbook Volumes I, II, and III (Fire Engineering, 2002, 2010, 2016) and has co-authored with Chief Ed Flood Full Contact Leadership, (Fire Engineering, 2017). He is also a contributing author to Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and Firefighter II (Fire Engineering, 2009, 2018) and is co-author of its Study Guide (Fire Engineering, 2010), has contributed to both volumes of the Pass It On books by Billy Goldfeder (Pennwell, 2015, 2016), a collaborator in the Tactical Perspectives DVD series (Fire Engineering, 2011).

He has also been instrumental with the creation of the DVD’s Control of Fireground Operations (Fire Engineering, 2016) and Forging a Culture of Safety (Fire Engineering, 2013). Along with Chief Jim Duffy, he co-hosts the radio show, Fireground Strategies and Other Stuff from the Street on Fire Engineering BlogTalk Radio.

He is also the recipient of the well-earned 2012 Fire Engineering/ISFSI George D. Post Fire Instructor of the Year Award.