“Carl is a great addition to the Department of Emergency Services, bringing over 26 years of "street" and administrative experience to his position as Director of Emergency Management,’’ said Emergency Services Commissioner Anthony Sutton. “With the relocation of the office to a new "state of the art" emergency operations facility in Hawthorne, he is leading OEM at a particularly exciting time. I look forward to working with Carl to advance the County's emergency planning and response capabilities and to provide as much support as possible to Westchester's cities, villages and towns."
Tramontana said he was eager to start in his new position and that his first priority would be to reach out to other police, fire and EMS agencies in Westchester to coordinate emergency response.
“Our new emergency operations center provides a great facility for everyone,’’ he said. “We want to make ourselves available to help coordinate and provide equipment and training for departments throughout the county. Large scale emergencies affect everyone and we must be able to work together.’’
Tramontana, 49, began his career as an EMT with the Health and Hospitals Corporation in 1978 and advanced to paramedic and later became a member of the New York City Fire Department, when HHC became part of the FDNY. He worked at FDNY’s hazardous materials school where he trained members to deal with terrorism incidents. A member of the NYTF-1 Urban Search and Rescue Team, Tramontana has responded to several major emergencies including the Oklahoma City bombing and the World Trade Center attacks. He recently graduated from West Point Military Academy’s Combating Terrorism and Leadership Program, a joint program with the FDNY.
He is married and has two daughters.
