Human performance scientist, international keynote speaker and subject-matter expert for operations where the cost of failure is counted in people.
"I commanded fire crews under real stakes, then built the published research to prove it." One career, both seats: the science and the command.
The international keynote on what command owes the human at the edge of physiological tolerance. 45 to 75 minutes, built for high-consequence operations and high-reliability corporate audiences.
Peer-reviewed expertise in heat, fatigue and human performance in mission-critical work, for media, briefings, panels and advisory engagements.
Articles on fatigue, heat, workload and work system design, written for the people accountable for frontline performance.
The consulting practice behind the platform: mission-critical work system design through The Crucible Method, from diagnosis to embedded capability.
Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group · Crowne Plaza Christchurch, New Zealand · 12 to 15 October 2026. All upcoming talks →
A full session, recorded in 2022. More recent speaking clips are added to the channel as new engagements are delivered.
Building a Human Performance Program Across an Emergency Services Agency. More on Anthony's YouTube channel →
Every figure quoted from the stage comes from Anthony's own peer-reviewed research on firefighters working at the edge of collapse. When a delegate challenges a number, the author is holding the microphone.
The ISO and NFPA core-temperature limit. In Anthony's heat-chamber study of 77 firefighters, the average crew member passed it by the second work bout; 30 went beyond 39°C.
During rest, skin temperature and perceived effort dropped while core temperature kept rising. The feeling of having recovered arrives exactly when the body is most dangerous.
After repeated heat exposure, heart rates reached 90.9% of maximum and platelet counts stayed elevated for a full day, compounding across multi-day deployments.
Publications and citations in occupational thermal physiology, earned while serving as an operational station officer.
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