Alex Marcelewski - Holiday Park VFD

NAME: Alex Marcelewski
RANK: Medical Officer & Public Information Officer (PIO)
ROLE: As Medical Officer, oversees all emergency medical services operations including training, quality assurance, inventory management, personnel precepting, continuing education, AHN Medical Command liaison, and compliance with PA Dept of Health EMS protocols. As Public Information Officer (PIO), works directly with the Chief of the Department on public & media relations as the department’s primary contact to the Media as well as PIO for the Plum Borough Fire Chief’s Association.

YEARS OF SERVICE
Holiday Park VFD: 13
Emergency Services: 19 (Fire & EMS)

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Member of the Year, 2015
ACEMESC EMS Champion Award, 2019 (Group Award)
Lawrence E. Glass Chief’s Award, 2019
Richard Borgoyne President’s Award, 2021
Member, Board of Directors, EMS West, 2023-Present
Star of Life, PA EMS Providers Foundation, 2024

TRAINING

Fundamentals of Firefighting
Emergency Medical Technician
Basic Vehicle Rescue
EMS Vehicle Operator
Hazard Materials Operations
Community Safety Educator
PA EMS Instructor
Stop the Bleed Instructor
Tactical Emergency Causality Care (TECC)

AHA BLS Instructor
FEMA’s Professional Development Series
Pump Ops
Engine Company
Helicopter Landing Operations
Incident Command
Swift Water Rescue
Search & Rescue
CPI Crisis Intervention

POSITIONS HELD

Public Information Officer*
CAAP’s Committee*
Fire Camp Staff*
Citizens Fire Academy Staff*
EMS Con-Ed Coordinator*
Fire Prevention Co-Chair*
Officer Delegate to Board of Directors
President

Chair, Board of Directors
Vice President
Financial Secretary
BME Committee
Gun Bash Committee
Assistant Engineer
Assistant Medical Officer

(* = current position)

REGULAR CAREER

Program Manager, AMC Networks
Adjunct Faculty, CCAC

CSM & CSPO
EMT & BLS Instructor, Plum EMS

Alex receiving the EMS Star of Life Award from PA EMS Foundation, with Assistant Medical Officer Mike Cline and Chief Jim Sims

President Jackie Taylor presenting Alex with the Richard Borgoyne President’s Award

Alex accepting the ACEMESC EMS Champion Award for the fire department from Allegheny County.

Larry E Glass Chief’s Award presented by Chief Glass’s widow, Carol.

President Jackie Taylor presenting Alex with the Past President’s Award after his term of office.

Lecturing at EMS West’s Annual EMS Conference, how to build & maintain a QRS in today’s volunteer fire service.

Tactical Emergency Causality Care (TECC) certification course along with other EMS, Fire, and Police personnel in the area; preparing in this photo for a active shooter incident.