Alex Zielinski is a firefighter running his first marathon for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. In his lifetime 3,632 firefighters have been killed in the line of duty and Alex has a goal raising $3,632 for the NFFF. Each hear brave men and women lose their lives protecting our communities. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation supports survivors of fallen firefighters and works to prevent firefighter deaths.
Having worked and volunteered as a firefighter in Kentucky and southern Indiana Alex, former Toyota Fire Department Training Captain, now works as a professional firefighter in Hammond, Indiana. Always searching for new outdoor experiences and new music Alex is a former drummer and a current coach, with wife Kristina, of daughter Eleanor's softball team in Hammond.
