Josh Scalamogna was awarded “Life Membership” status by the Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department after completing over 15 years of dedicated service meeting high standards and milestones along the way at our annual banquet on January 31, 2026. He began…
Three members reached the milestone of 50 Years of Dedicated Service to the Holiday Park VFD & Plum Borough: Past Chief/Life Member Brian Gray & Engineer/Life Member Gary Sims were awarded custom fire helmets encased in glass, while Chief Jim…
Junior Firefighter Caleb Westover was awarded our year’s highest honor: “Member of the Year” for 2025 at our annual banquet on January 31, 2026. Caleb is all around outstanding member devoting time to not only firefighting & training but also…
Allegheny County Fire Academy Instructor Michael Krzeminski was awarded the inaugural “Ben Franklin Firemanship Award” for 2025 at our annual banquet on January 31, 2026. Mike is a dear friend & colleague to our fire department over the years and…
Lieutenant Jon Gottschall was awarded the “Rookie of the Year” award for 2025 at our annual banquet on January 31, 2026. While Jon has been with us a little over a year, he is no stranger to the fire service…
Safety Officer Tom Hordubay and Lead Engineer Joe Schwan were awarded the “Johnny & Roy QRS Award” for 2025 at our annual banquet on January 31, 2026. The award goes to the top two responders for the year for emergency…
Jordan Hammond was awarded the Junior Firefighter of the Year for 2025 at our annual banquet on January 31, 2026. Jordan excels in balancing his time between school, band, ROTC, and his on-going training & role at the fire department…
Firefighter (now 3rd Lieutenant) Greg Carbon was awarded the Lawrence E. Glass Chief’s Award for 2025 at our annual banquet on January 31, 2026. The Lawrence E. Glass Chief’s Award is presented to an active member of the fire department…
The officers & members of the Holiday Park VFD are proud to offer our congratulations to JRFF Chase Nesbitt on him passing the national examination for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification. He will focus on completing some additional continuing…
The officers & members of the Holiday Park VFD offer our congratulations to Firefighter/EMT Sean Roden on his graduation from the United States Air Force’s Undergraduate Pilot Training Program this past week. USAF 2nd Lt Roden, is a “Special Member”…










