Lou Angeli

Lou Angeli has been involved in filmmaking, television production and firefighting most of his life. His vast personal experience as a firefighter and an emergency medical technician enables him to capture dramatic situations in powerfully realistic videos, which have earned him a number of industry awards. Lou, the DP and cinematographer, has contributed to programs like ABC's 20/20, Dateline: NBC, Rescue/911, Inferno, and Real-TV. During his television career, he has been a studio director for Philadelphia's PBS station, a remote director for ESPN, and a documentary cameraman for CNN. He also served as Executive Producer for the Firehouse Video Training System, the nation's first accredited firefighter video training series. Lou Angeli, the writer, provides the reader a riveting peek at life deep inside the trenches of emergency response. He has been referred to as the firefighters' storyteller, and his written work includes breaking news, features, fiction - but most importantly articles dealing with firefighter safety. On September 11, 2002, while a member of the Kennett Fire Department in suburban Philadelphia, Lou Angeli left fire-rescue as an active member. His focus now is making films that deal with emergency response and disasters and he serves as a firefighter advocate. Lou is single and now resides in Wilmington, Delaware.