Steven Kanarian is an accomplished EMS professional with over 25 years experience. He was trained as a paramedic (EMT-P) at Northeastern University. Steve earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Organizational Management at Nyack College and a Masters degree in Public Health (MPH) at New York Medical College. Steve’s thesis is entitled, “Assessing the Learning Objectives of EMTs and Paramedics Responding to Mass Casualty Incidents Involving Terrorism.
Steve has been a paramedic since 1984. Steve was a Medical Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue (FEMA USAR) New York Task Force – 1 from 1991 to 2009 during which he responded to both attacks on the World Trade Center. He has been an EMS Educator since 1994. Steve is currently the lead paramedic instructor at the City University of New York, LaGuardia Community College.
In 2009, Steve retired from the New York City Fire Department, EMS Command as a Lieutenant after 25 years of service. He is a freelance writer and lecturer who has published articles and given professional presentations on pre-hospital care, EMS education, supervision and MCI management topics. He has published articles on EMS including: “Pulmonary Edema vs. Pneumonia: The Classic EMS Diagnosis”, “The psychological aftermath of terrorism.” Steve served as Chair of the Research Committee for the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) from 2006 to 2009 and wrote the 2010 EMS Educational Standards for Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction response.
Steve’s areas of specialty are paramedic education, MCI management and EMS supervision/leadership. He is available for lectures, consulting, and special projects on these topics.
I will donate a portion of the proceeds of this book to EMS providers affected on 9/11, survivors of 9/11 responders who died or the treatment of PTSD.
If you have 9/11 related stories you would like to share please e-mail me at stevenkanarian@gmail.com (Shared stories may be used in a future publication.)
