Engr. Martin Agbili FNISafetyE, MNSE Engr. Martin Onyedikachukwu Agbili, a luminous and glowing expert in the fire safety management in Nigeria, fondly called AGILITY by friends. Martin Agbili is an exemplary leader, electrical/safety engineer (COREN Registered) in Nigeria and an agile career firefighter, with over twenty (20) years working experience in fire fighting and fire safety management. He was employed into Anambra State Fire Service in 1997 and he is still in active service. Presently, he is the Chief Fire Officer/Director of Anambra State Fire Service, Nigeria. Before now, he was the Officer in-Charge of Training/Commandant of the Anambra State Fire Service Training School, Awka. One of his most unforgettable moments in Fire Service was on 3rd July, 2000, when he took his biggest risk as a firefighter/rescuer and entered inside a pit latrine, and rescued a baby that was thrown inside there. He has acquired a lot of experience and certifications in fire fighting, fire safety management and HSE. Martin Agbili is also a Fire Safety Management Consultant to some companies and his contributions to human development are numerous. As a soundly founded intellectual and a leader, in the recent days, he has served and still serving various organisations in different leadership capacities. Following his good records, Martin Agbili has been honoured with many local and international awards. Martin Agbili’s leadership qualities made him a committed Fellow and Member of more than fifteen (15) professional organisations within and outside Nigeria. They are as follows: FELLOW OF THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL BODIES The Nigerian Institution of Safety Engineers (NISafetyE) The Emergency, Crisis & Disaster Risk Management Institute (ECRMI) MEMBERSHIP OF THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL BODIES The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Institution of Fire Engineers (IFireE) Fire Protection Association of Nigeria (FPAN) National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) International Association of Engineers (IAENG) International Association of Black Professional Firefighters (IABPF) International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON) The Nigerian Institution of Electrical Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Institute of French Petroleum (IFP) International Institute of Aviation and Shipping Technology, Nigeria (NIAST) Junior Chamber International (JCI) Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Martin Agbili is a voracious reader; always eager to acquire new knowledge. Martin Agbili is not just a firefighter but also a researcher, an instructor, a trainer and an author. This has earned him more nicknames, FIRE MASTER. He has delivered lectures relating to fire safety in various seminars, workshops and conferences, and, he has also some reputable journal articles on fire safety management to his credit. He has gone to many Schools, Churches and Markets to lecture students, congregations and traders respectively, on fire safety management. His major creative outputs as an author are 2 fire books (first of its kind in Nigeria). Martin Agbili has an extraordinary qualities and has established colossus in his field and the best always in the crowd. He is not only an intellectual, a technical guru and a renowned service provider. He is also blissfully married to his beautiful, beloved and hard working wife, Mrs. Chiamaka Nkiruka Agbili (OMARICHA-AGILITY) and blessed with three promising children.