Nick Vilardo

Nick Vilardo has served in the Niagara Falls Fire Department for 30 years, 12 as a captain six as Battalion Chief and six as the Chief of Fire Prevention and code enforcement officer. He conducted school safety inspections and was active in J-FIRE, a juvenile fire intervention education program. Mr. Vilardo is a Niagara Falls High School graduate with business coursework at Niagara County Community College, Bryant and Stratton and the New York State Fire Academy. He has been married to his wife Barbara for 33 years; has two children, Michael, who graduated from LaSalle and Canisius College, and Maria, a graduate of Fredonia and Niagara Falls High School; and a grand daughter Miranda. He serves on the Family YMCA Board and the Board of New York State Fire Investigators. In addition to working on school safety issues, Mr. Vilardo wants to emphasize early reading programs, and keeping standards high while focusing on No Child Left Behind legislative impacts. Term expires 2024.