A 35 year Emergency Services veteran; currently a Battalion Chief- FDNY; Former Chief & Commissioner of the Bellmore, NY VFD; FDNY Type 1 IMT Unit Leader; National Fire Instructor I & II; NY State EMS Regional Faculty; EMS Today/JEMS Feature presenter and author; Nassau Community College (NY) Adjunct Professor; Master’s in Homeland Defense & Security, Naval Post Graduate School; Bachelor’s: Fire Science & Emergency Services Admin, SUNY Empire State College; EFO & two-time winner of the FEMA/USFA National Outstanding Research Award. Steve travels throughout the U.S. and abroad as a recognized and sought after speaker and is an Advisory Board member of Fire Engineering magazine and the FDIC.