[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24491]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


        HONORING PENNSYLVANIA PARAMEDIC OF THE YEAR BRETT FADGEN

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                           HON. JASON ALTMIRE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 17, 2007

  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Brett 
Fadgen, the 2007 Pennsylvania Paramedic of the Year. Not only is Mr. 
Fadgen an EMS Paramedic Rescue Technician for the Ross and West View 
communities, he also flies with Stat MedEvac, serves as a trained 
firefighter for his local fire department, and teaches at the Community 
College of Allegheny County. He is truly a model representative of the 
thousands of paramedics who serve in Pennsylvania, and I was pleased to 
learn that the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council awarded 
him with this great honor on August 18.
  Mr. Fadgen became an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) at the age of 
17 after volunteering with the local emergency medical service. Upon 
graduating from Gannon University with a Bachelor of Science degree, he 
attended school to become a paramedic. In 2002, Mr. Fadgen moved with 
his family to Ross Township, Pennsylvania and has served the community 
as a paramedic ever since. Recently, Mr. Fadgen obtained his nursing 
degree from Duquesne University and accepted a position as a Registered 
Nurse for UPMC Presbyterian. Although he has taken on a new role in the 
community, Mr. Fadgen remains committed to continuing his work as a 
paramedic on a part-time basis.
  I am honored to recognize Mr. Fadgen's outstanding accomplishment of 
becoming the 2007 Pennsylvania Paramedic of the Year. His incredible 
achievements are just one example of the extraordinary work being 
accomplished by paramedics across the nation. On behalf of my family 
and the Fourth District of Pennsylvania, I extend our thanks and 
eternal gratitude to Mr. Brett Fadgen for his continued commitment to 
our community.

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