Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano, Thomas and Margaret Brick (fifth and sixth from the left) and Salvatore Bommarito (fifth from the right) join the eight 2009 Thomas Brick Scholarship winners.

A ceremony at FDNY Headquarters on July 9 memorialized Firefighter Thomas Brick in two ways - with the presentation of eight college scholarships to FDNY members and the dedication of training equipment in his honor.

Firefighter Brick from Ladder 36 made the Supreme Sacrifice on Dec. 16, 2003, while operating at a four-alarm fire in upper Manhattan.

“I can’t think of a better way to remember Tom Brick than through education and training,” Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said as he stood with Firefighter Brick’s parents, Thomas and Margaret.

This is the sixth year financier Salvatore Bommarito and his family have funded scholarships honoring Firefighter Brick. They donated $20,000 for this year’s scholarships, and over the past six years, they have contributed $114,500 to the program.

This year’s recipients included Captains Paul Conrad of Division 6, Michael Hubert from Division 11 and John Mack of Engine 68; Lt. Anthony Pasquin of Battalion 12; SFM Vincent Palmieri from the Brooklyn Base; and Firefighters Robert Knabbe from Rescue 3, Robert Lagnese from Squad 270 and Christopher LeBarron of Ladder 46.