Awards Archives - Holiday Park VFD

Medical Officer Honored with EMS Star of Life Award

September 10, 2024
Announcements

Our Medical Officer, Alex Marcelewski, was one of fourteen EMS Providers in Pennsylvania, presented with the EMS Star of Life, for their individual efforts around Emergency Medical Services. The award; which comes from the Pennsylvania EMS Providers Foundation, is held…

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Firefighters & Emergency Responders Honored for Rustic Ridge Explosion Response

May 14, 2024
Announcements

On Monday evening, the officers & members of the Holiday Park VFD were humbled & honored to be recognized Monday evening by Plum Borough, Allegheny County Government, & the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with all other emergency services agencies that…

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Annual Awards Night Honoring Achievements from 2023

February 21, 2024
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Tuesday evening during our department’s monthly meeting, we paused to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of our members that occurred in 2023. We are a 100& all volunteer fire department serving Plum Borough for over 60 years.

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Emergency Responders Honored at February’s Plum Borough Council Meeting

February 13, 2024
Announcements

Monday evening at the Plum Borough Council meeting, several emergency responders from Plum Borough were recognized, including several from our department: #1 Joe Schwan for his 50 years of service as a firefighter to Plum Borough 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼: https://www.youtube.com/live/zVrtVUlc-2s?si=4Cp68iMruebWUKim&t=764…

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Celebrating Firefighter Schwan’s 50 Years of Service

February 3, 2024
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Saturday evening members of the Holiday Park VFD & Unity VFD gathered to celebrate Joe Schwan’s 50 years of fire service to Plum Borough. Joe is a Lifetime member of both departments and past chief at Holiday Park. Local government…

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Two Firefighters Earn Firefighter 1 Certification

February 9, 2023
Announcements

Congratulations to 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧/𝙀𝙈𝙏 𝙈𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 and 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧/𝙀𝙈𝙏 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 on successfully passing their 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 2022 was a busy year for the two of them as they took not only fire school classes, firefighter 1 prep, but also…

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Annual Awards Night, Feb 2023

February 8, 2023
Announcements

On Tuesday, February 7th, we held our 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁; where we recognized the achievements & hard work that occurred in 2022. We have posted photo’s below with captions for each award winner(s)… Life Membership EMT Joette Franitti Member of…

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FF/EMT Colin Campeau Joins Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS

February 16, 2022
Announcements

The officers & members of the Holiday Park VFD extend our best wishes and congratulations to Firefighter/EMT Colin Campeau on his appointment to the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS. He joins five other new EMS personnel to the bureau who will…

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Swift Water Rescue Team Members Recognized

February 5, 2022
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During our annual banquet, several members earned their “Swift Water Rescue Team” designation after completing several levels of training and certifications. This small group is our initial core group of responders trained up to at least the Boat Operations level…

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Monte Myers Receives Member of the Year for Holiday Park VFD

January 26, 2022
Announcements

The Member of the Year award comes from the membership itself with nomination letters sent to the President who weighs all suggestions and selects the best choice each year. It is a high honor in the department that shows how…

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