Professional Staff Listing 

Operations Officers

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: First Responder Awareness Haz - Mat R&I; BTLS; PHTLS; Incident Command Systems Fire Service; Basic Vehicle Rescue; EMT Transition Course; Terrorism Response by EMS; Auto External Defibrillation; Pediatric Emergencies; EMS Street Survival; Incident Command Systems EMS; Environmental Emergencies; Rope/High Angle Rescue.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: Incident Command Systems EMS; Emergency Services Response to Terrorism; Fire/EMS Response to Carbon Monoxide Alarms; EMS and Life Flight Interaction; PHTLS; Vehicle Rescue; EMS Street Survival; First Responder Awareness Haz - Mat R&I; Business Operations, Retention, Recruitment, Problem Solving; Fire Arson Investigation; Incident Command Systems Fire Services; Structural Collapse Operations; Fire Fighters Essentials; Pump Operations; First Responder Awareness and Operations; Spinal Immobilization; Congestive Heart Failure; Asthma Management; SARS; AED for the EMT; Management of OTC Drug Overdoses; Seizure Management; Burn Injuries; Ethics for the EMT; Improving Document for the EMT; Agitated Delirium; Emergency Childbirth; Medical Staffing at Large Events; Methamphetamine Hazards; Stroke Management; Ecstacy Abuse Management; Basic Medical Response to Terrorism.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended:  Street Survival for EMS; Incident Command for EMS; Haz-Mat Operations Level; ALS Assistant; Mass Casualty Incident Management; Lifeflight 3 Helicopter Safety; Essentials of Firefighting; Asthma Management; Seizure Management; Stroke Management.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: Basic Medical Response to Terrorism; Chronic Alcoholism; General Science; Chest Pain Management for EMS; A Child in Need; Eye Protection; 2009 Bloodborne Pathogens; Pulse Oximetry; Handwashing Hygiene; Survival Guide Certificate; Emergency Childbirth; Emergency Response to Terrorism; Fetal Trauma; Ankle Injuries; Smallpox: What Every Clinician Sholuld Know; SARS; Lifting and Back Safety; How to Retain ALS Providers.

Operations Staff

Jeffrey Alaimo * – Student, MS Online Teaching; PA Instructional II Physics Teacher Certification; BS Medical Physics; EMT; EVO; PTEMS Training Services Coordinator; Serving since 09/90.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: PHTLS (Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support); ABLS (Advanced Burn Life Support); Hazardous Materials Operations Level; Hazardous Materials R&I; EMS and Trauma in Iraq; Emergency Response to Terrorism; School Response to Terrorism; Incident Command for EMS; Basic Medical Response to Terrorism; General Science of EMS; Workplace Violence; Ethics for the EMT; Burn Injuries; Nose Bleeds, Breaks, and Obstructions; Spinal Immobilization; EMT Transition; CPAP; 2008 BLS Protocols; 2009 Bloodborne Pathogens; Fetal Trauma; Medical Staffing at Large Events; Smallpox.

Tony Angelella – EMT; EVO; Serving since 1/09.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended:  No information available.

Alyssa Bolen – Student, Doctor of Chiropractic; BS Alternative Medicine; EMT; PTEMS Infection Control Officer; PTEMS HIPAA Compliance Coordinator; Certified American Red Cross Instructor; Serving since 12/06.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: Certificate, Cardiac Arrythmias; ABLS (Advanced Burn Life Support); EMS and Trauma in Iraq; Gunshot Trauma; Compartment Syndrome and Bleeding; Homeland Security Incident Command certification.

Ralph Dixon – EMT; EVO; Sergeant at Arms; Serving since 12/95.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended:  Essentials of Firefighting; Haz-Mat Operations Level; Basic and Advanced Vehicle Rescue; Incident Command for EMS; NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800; Street Survival for EMS.

Response by EMS; Pre Hospital Care of the Sexual Assault Victim; Thoracic and Multi-Systems Trauma; EMT Transition Course; Emergency Responder Rehab; Heat/Hyperthermia Emergencies; Stroke Assessments and Treatments; Water Submersion Emergencies; Lightning Trauma Emergencies; Cardio/Congestive Heart Assessment and Emergency  Care; EMT Ethics; Emergency Assessment Rapid Cardiac Care; 2009 Bloodborne Pathogens; 2010 Bloodborne Pathogens; Pulse Oximetry; Restraining Patients; Therapeutic Hypothermia; Management of Sepsis; Drug Seeking Behavior; Fetal Trauma from Motor Vehicle Crashes; Clinical Decision Making; 2008 Statewide BLS Protocol Update; Allergic Reaction Management; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Automated External Defibrillator; Diabetic Emergencies Part 2; TCA Overdose; Workplace Violence; NiPPV; Ethics for EMS Providers; Airway Management; HIV AIDS Part 1; Avian Influenza; Cardiac Emergencies.

Katie Martin – MS Reading Education; MS Elementary Education; PA Instructional II Teaching Certificate; BS Special Education; EMT; EVO; Serving since 06/04.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: Seizure Management; AED for the EMT-B; Stroke Management for the EMT-B; Asthma Management Certificate for the EMT-B; SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome); Biological Terrorism Overview (1 & 2); Hypoglycemia; Pharmacology for EMS; Congestive Heart Failure; Handwashing Hygiene Certificate; Pulse Oximetry Certificate; Burn Injuries; Clinical Decision Making; Smallpox; Basic Medical Response to Terrorism; Incident Management (1 & 2); Emergency Childbirth; Obstetric Complications; Airway Control; Pediatric Patient Assessment 1 and 2; Spinal Immobilization; Shock Management; Traumatic Brain Injury; 2004 Statewide BLS Protocols; Detailed Physical Exam; Chest Pain Mgt for EMS; Management of OTC Drug Overdoses; Helping Kids Survive EMT; Low Back Pain; Mass Casualty Incidents; Foot Injuries; Ecstasy Abuse Management for EMT & FR; Fetal Trauma; 800 MHz Radio Training; Methamphetamine Hazards; Emergency Care for Lightning Strike Victims; Pain Management: Drug Seeking Behavior; Special K; Recognition & Treatment of Heat Emergencies; Basic 12 Lead EKG; Agitated Delirium; Management of Sepsis; Avian Influenza; Nose Bleeds, Breaks, & Obstructions; Medical Staffing at Large Events; Workplace Violence; Ethics for EMS Providers; Emergency Childbirth; Ethics for the EMT; AHA ECC 2005 Guidelines Part 1; Automatic External Defibrillator; Children With Special Health Care Needs: An EMS Challenge; Avalanche; Stress Response CDC; Survival Guide Certificate; 25 Years of AIDS in the US; Obstetric Complications; HIV AIDS Part 2; Chronic Alcoholism; HIPAA Compliance; Assessment and Treatmenr of Submersion Injuries; Obesity.

Alicia Olshefski - EMT; Serving since 11/09.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: No information available.

Ron Pesotini - EMT; EVO; Serving since 11/99.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended:  Essentials of Firefighting; Street Survival for EMS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Management; Stroke Management; Seizure Management.

Will Rinaldi * – EMT; EVDX; US Army Veteran; Serving since 08/89.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: First Responder Awareness Haz - Mat R&I: BTLS; PHTLS, Incident Command Systems; Basic Vehicle Rescue; EMT Transition Course; Terrorism Response by EMS; Auto External Defibrillation; Pediatric Emergencies.

Madge Rose – EMT; EVO; Serving since 02/02.  

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: No information available.

Bryan Rush - EMT; EVO; Serving since 06/08.

Robert Scatena * - Serving since 06/77.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended:  Former EMT-P.

Katie Searfoss – AS Registered Technologist (Radiology); EMT; EVO; Serving since 11/04.                   

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: Arson Awareness; Rapid Intervention Teams (RITC); Street Survival; Essentials of Firefighting; Aircraft Crash Rescue; Seizure Management; Traumatic Brain Injury; Basic Medical Response to Terrorism; HIPAA Compliance; Spinal Immobilization; Burn Injuries; Pelvic Injuries; Pain Management; Pain Management Drug Seeking Behavior; Pulse Oximetry; Ankle Injuries; Kinematics of Trauma; Survival Guide; Chronic Alcholoism; Chest Pain Management for EMS; Biological Terrorism; Stress Response; How to Retain ALS Providers; Musculoskeletal Injuries; Agroterrorism PEMA; Bloodborne Pathogens.

Russ Searfoss Jr.  – EMT; EVO; Serving since 07/05.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: No information available.

Mark Simko Jr. – Student, Master of Science in Computer Science, BS Computer Science; EMT; EVO; Serving since 04/97.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: Essentials of Fire Fighting, Incident Command for EMS.

Zach Smith – EMT; Serving since 10/09.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended:  2010 Bloodborne Pathogens; HIPAA Compliance; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Seizure Management.

Stan Zurek * – Serving since 06/77.

Con-Ed and Seminars Attended: Red Cross instructor. Former EMT.

Combined Total Years of Service – 240 + Years                                              LEGEND OF CERTIFICATIONS
EMT = Emergency Medical Technician, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with CPR         Certification
EVO/EVDX = Emergency Vehicle Operator
FR = First Responder

LEGEND OF TITLES:
CAPTAIN = Chief Operations Officer of the EMS Staff.
ASSISTANT CAPTAIN = Assistant Chief Operations Officer of the EMS Staff.
FIRST LIEUTENANT = Operations Officer / EMS Equipment and Supplies.
SECOND LIEUTENANT = Operations Officer / EMS Vehicle Maintenance.
SERGEANT AT ARMS = In charge of Station EMS facility and property.
TRAINING SERVICES COORDINATOR = EMS Staff Train/Safety.
HIPAA COORDINATOR = Patient Privacy Records.
LIFE MEMBER = 15 or more years of active participation in Emergency Medical Service.