Captain Tony Tricarico has been a member of the fire service since 1977 and was hired by the FDNY in 1981. Tricarico has served in the South Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. In 2002, he was assigned to the Special Operations Command, where he served as the captain of Squad 252 until his retirement in 2008.
Tricarico is a national- and New York State-certified fire instructor, and has instructed at the FDNY Technical Rescue School, Command School, Capitol Fire Training and other agencies, and was also a former deputy chief instructor at the Suffolk County Fire Academy. He instructs and lectures throughout the country on engine and truck operations, RIT/ firefighter survival, and special operations tactics. He has been the lead instructor in the Fire Emergency Training Network (FETN) and American Heat training videos on collapse, elevator operations and SCBA emergencies, to name a few. He continues to train with different agencies and is presently the technical operations advisor and northeast regional director for GelTech Solutions FireIce operations. He is a regular presenter at Firehouse Expo and FDIC, and has presented at Firehouse World and other major venues in the U.S and Europe.
Tricarico studied fire science and building construction at John Jay College in Manhattan.
He is an active member of the Mount Sinai Volunteer Fire Department on Long Island and a former chief of department. Tricarico has had many articles published in multiple fire-related periodicals, both in the U.S. and other countries.