Tony Crook is a proactive member of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and is the NFCC lead officer for road safety. Tony is a member of both the NFCC's Prevention Coordinating Committee and the Children and Young Peoples Executive Board.

Tony is an area manager within Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) and has served for 29 years as a fire-fighter. He has held a number of strategic management positions and is currently the head of the Service Development Department, responsible for response and emergency planning and corporate programme and intelligence.

Tony is additionally a member of the Executive Group of the Lancashire Road Safety Partnership (LRSP) and chair of the LRSP Joint Operational Group.