James Marenkovic

James Marenkovic General Information

Biography

Mr. James Marenkovic serves as Trustee at Gulfport Firefighters' Retirement Pension Fund. Chief Marenkovic is currently assigned as the department EMS Coordinator and Infection Control Officer. He holds Florida State Certifications as a Minimum Standards Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic, and is a CPR Instructor through the American Heart Association. He is a Florida State certified Fire Officer and is also a Florida State Certified Fire Inspector. He actively services on the Pinellas County Fire Chiefs Association, St. Petersburg College Continuing Medical Education Curriculum Committee and Pinellas Advanced Life Support Committee. Chief Marenkovic began his career as a Paramedic in 1988, has worked for several private ambulance companies, including Sunstar, and has previous experience as a volunteer firefighter in Ohio. Hired as a fulltime Firefighter Paramedic in March 1998 he was promoted to Fire Lieutenant in January 2003. In March 2009 was promoted to the rank of Fire Chief for Gulfport Fire Rescue.