Tony Tricarico

Male

Brooklyn, NY

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:
Brooklyn
Department:
FDNY
Title/rank:
Captain - Ret
Years of public service:
Since 1977
Agency structure:
Paid fire department
Top issues in your department:
The New Building Code - Manpower - Keeping companies open
Professional Qualifications:
Lots
Topics you provide training for:
FF Survival, Elevators, Team Search, Truck & Engine Ops, Special Ops, Rescue Tech, ETC.
Areas of expertise:
That's a far reaching question!
Bio:
35 years in the buisness and 27 + on the job 'till I was retired on the last day of 2008. Started in '81 at 42 Engine and Transfered to Ladder 19 in '85. Promoted in '94 and landed in L157 in '96. Promoted again on '02 spent 8 months on L101 and went to the Special Operations Command. Landed in Squad 252 on 1/1/03 and have not looked back. Formerly an Instructor at the Rescue School in the FDNY and at the Suffolk County Fire Academy. Also lecture and train around the country on the subjects above using new technology with an Old School Attitude.

Comment Wall:

  • Todd McKee

    Welcome, to the greatest training site in the world! This is where the serious trainers come together and grow as a family. I would like to invite you to visit the HazMat Group called HazMat News & Training. Feel free to share your thoughts. Todd C. McKee

    Aug 8, 2008

  • Michael Wilbur

    Hi Tony I am working up and down tommorow give me a call at the firehouse 430-0346 talk with you tommorow Mike

    Aug 15, 2008

  • Barry Aptt

    Capt. love yoru articles on the firehouse homepage. Keep up the good advice

    Sep 18, 2008

  • Barry Aptt

    Anytime brother. stay safe down there

    Sep 22, 2008

  • Daryl Liggins

    We have never met but I teach with Cerillo @ the FDIC Standpipe ops. Nice article on VPS systems in the new WNWF. We have not come across those systems in Oakland, CA yet but with the info you provided we will be more prepared when it does. Tell John I said hello.

    Oct 19, 2008

  • Daryl Liggins

    sorry, I meant "WNYF"

    Oct 19, 2008

  • Barry Aptt

    I too read the WNYF article and I also found a Pdf from FDNY regarding these. As others have written that they haven't seent them in their districts yet, they can't be far off in the future. Thanks for bringing this issue to light. I had not heard of it prior.

    Nov 2, 2008

  • Brian Meroney

    Howdy from Texas. Good to see you in here. I am using the information you gave me to help with my elevator rescue class.

    Nov 3, 2008

  • Tim Zehnder

    Hi Mike Welcome

    Nov 14, 2008

  • Tim Zehnder

    Tony do you just do training in New York or do you travel across the US? I do alot of training with RIT and FF Survival in Minnesota, Iowa & Wisconsin. I am very passionate about these topics and want to further my teaching and would like to work with some of the national folks to get some and expand my teaching knowaldge and share what I have. Please let me know your thoughts, Thanks

    Nov 15, 2008

  • Dave Walsh

    Tony,
    Best of luck on your retirement- I'm sure we'll finally we'll run across each other someday. happy holIdays!
    Cuzzin Dave

    Dec 16, 2008

  • Jim Mason

    Tony
    Thanks for joining CSF (Common Sense Firefighting) It's a fireground decision making thread on the page. Jump into any discussion at any time. I was just at the Rock in Sept. with the IAFF on the FF survival test class. I met a bunch of the guys and Salka was teaching with us. Good time. Last time I was there was 1996. It's changed a bit since. We're getting CSF meet and greet at FDIC on Tuesday of that week, if you'll be there then. Location to be announced.
    Jim Mason
    Chgo FD

    Dec 26, 2008

  • Jenn Ross..aka "J-RO"

    Tony thank you for getting back to Ed. I figured if anyone could answer his questions you could. jenn

    Feb 20, 2009

  • James Azevedo

    Hey Tony,
    Thanks for accepting into your "friends". I wanted to mention how fantastic your coverage of the VPS systems was. I have been collecting info from all over on ways deal with systems like VPS when we come across them. I caught a glimpse of a training video put on for FDNY. Do you have any idea if its available so I can present it to our training division?
    Thanks again, enjoy retirement.
    James Azevedo
    Rescue 4
    San Diego FD

    Mar 12, 2009

  • Don Huneke

    Thanks for the add brother...Stay safe ! If you ever need a hook in Fla

    Mar 31, 2009

  • Tony Tricarico

    Go back to Brasso, make the kids work, it instills dicipline!
    And while were at it, make them clean the fittings regularly. Now that none of the fittings are brass the newer guys are not taking the compartments apart like we used to.
    There was no better way to get to know the apparatus than to clean the compartments one by one, whether they needed it or not!
    Merry Christmas, I hope Santa treats you well.
    Tony

    Dec 23, 2009

  • Eric Hankins

    Tony,

    How are you doing Bro? Saw your mug on the front page and figured I would drop you a line. Hope all is going well for you in retirement. Witchita HOT was great. The elevator rescue class was fantastic. If you have any plans in the future to be in CA drop me a line, Maybe we can put together a class while you are out here.

    Thanks again Brother. Be safe and Have Fun!!!

    Hankins

    Mar 12, 2010