I’ve had a lifelong career as a first responder, beginning in the mid 80’s as a junior firefighter with Marion Center VFD. (back then, a few of my fellow junior firemen and I would get called out of school to respond to fire calls.)
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My interest in EMS evolved early.  I obtained my EMT certification at IUP and, with my Cert in hand, I moved to Avalon and began working with Pinkerton Services ( I […]
David LaCovey and his wife, Marsha
We’re putting the spotlight on a life changer who has not only made an incredible impact on how EMS treats and assesses pediatric patients in the Pittsburgh area, but around the world, David LaCovey.
LaCovey says he became involved in EMS like many other people of his generation, because of the TV show, Emergency. An experience during Boy Scouts solidified his decision. Two paramedics from his local community, Arlington County, Virginia, helped the scouts earn their first aid merit badges. This was the first time something felt intuitive to him. It made sense and he didn’t have to work at it.
In 1976, he became an EMT, and his parents relocated to Pittsburgh in 1977. He started his EMS career with Tri-Community South EMS in the South Hills as a volunteer. Mary Ann Scott taught him how to […]
