Anthony Lillo Takes Helm as Director, Chief of Ridgewood Emergency Services

Anthony Lillo, 57, was sworn in by Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn at the departments annual installation dinner. Lillo’s emergency services career began in 1991, and he joined Ridgewood Special Operations in 1999. Lillo, an EMT, has served in various leadership positions during his tenure, most recently as deputy chief.

Chief Lillo has worked with Ridgewood Central Dispatch and has extensive background in computer disaster recovery and disaster management as a project manager. He is enrolled in the Certified Public Managers Program at Rutgers University.

Lillo succeeds Brian Pullman, who retired after serving as director and chief of Ridgewood Emergency Services for 10 years. Robert Greenlaw, the founder, director and chief of emergency services for 25 years, praised Pullman’s commitment and service, crediting Pullman for helping to lead the organization to its present-day esteem. Pullman joined Ridgewood Emergency Services in 1993.

Other officers announced during the installation dinner included Deputy Chief Ryan Savaria; Medical Director Dr. Bob Lahita; Public Information Officers Richard Breining and Bob Krane; EMS Captain Murray Yang; EMS lieutenants John Baker, Brendan Fischer, Emily Benjamin and James Bigos; Special Operations Captain John Epperlein; Special Operations lieutenants Mike Butler, Lee Anderson, Eric Frielink and Steven Chiesa; Teens in Emergency Services (TIES) Captain Corrine Scarpa; and TIES Lieutenant Kevin Scarpa.

Ridgewood Emergency Services responded to 1704 requests for assistance in 2015. This amounts to 19,236 hours donated by the volunteers to the Village of Ridgewood on active duty. It does not include time spent on training, meetings, meeting and event preparation.