As we celebrate ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ we want to pause to thank & salute our EMS Providers & Firefighters at Holiday Park VFD who VOLUNTEER to respond to EMS incidents, take part in teaching community educational programs, and help train the next generation of responders.
Holiday Park VFD’s EMS personnel consist of:
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) – 4
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) – 24
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) – 1
Paramedic – 8
PreHospital Registered Nurse (PHRN) – 1
Total of 38 EMS Providers in our department.
*All of non-EMS Firefighters are CPR/BLS & Stop the Bleed certified to assist our EMS Providers on calls; its a total team effort!
We also have:
5 PA State Certified EMS Instructors
7 AHA BLS/CPR Instructors
8 Stop the Bleed Instructors
2 ACLS/PALS Instructors
If you are interested in joining our department as a EMS Provider and/or have interest in obtaining an EMS certification, feel free to contact: Chief Jims Sims via chief@holidayparkvfd.org or Medical Officer Alex Marcelewski via medical@holidayparkvfd.org
Learn more about our EMS/QRS Operations: https://holidayparkvfd.org/qrs.
We work closely with Plum EMS and Allegheny Health Network – Prehospital Care Services (AHN Forbes is our Medical Command) along with CCAC Public Safety Institute (for training programs).
In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation’s communities. National Emergency Medical Services Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine’s frontline. EMS Week is presented by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in partnership with the National Associations of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). Together, NAEMT and ACEP lead annual EMS Week activities. These organizations are working to ensure that the important contributions of EMS practitioners in safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of their communities are fully celebrated and recognized.
