Anthony is a retired Assistant Fire Chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACOFD).

Williams served 35 years with the LACOFD and had 40 years in the fire service overall. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Fire Chief, Williams served as a Battalion Chief for 11 years in a variety of field and administrative commands

As a Captain, Firefighter Specialist and Firefighter Paramedic, Williams had served the communities of Santa Clarita, East Los Angeles, Huntington Park, Bell Gardens, Palos Verdes, Agua Dulce & Lancaster. He has served as a Camp Superintendent and Prescribed Fire Manager responding to many wildfires throughout the country. He is a member of the departments Urban Search & Rescue Team; California Task Force-2 and has been involved in multiple missions domestically and internationally.

As a Division Commander, Williams was responsible for commanding, managing, guiding and training approximately 300 firefighters, over 100 daily at 18 fire stations within the 7th Division Command which covers the Santa Monica Mountains, the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu, Westlake Village, West Hollywood and the unincorporated communities of Topanga, Marina del Rey, Ladera Heights and Universal City.

Williams was born in Los Angeles, Calif., and lived in Lincoln Heights until age 10. He moved with his parents to the town of Ojai where he lives today. He is a graduate of Villanova Prep School. Williams studied at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo and holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Agricultural Business Administration with a minor in Finance from Washington State University. He is a California State Certified Incident Commander, Operations Section Chief, Division Group Supervisor and Fire Behavior Specialist. He was appointed to the LACOFD in October 1985, fulfilling a lifelong goal of a professional career in the fire and EMS service.

He and his wife, Kirste, live in Ojai.