Steve Rinaldi

I began my career in EMS as a child, pretending to be Johnny Gage and Roy DeSoto from the hit television series Emergency! Countless teddy bears, siblings, and imaginary patients were rescued from the most perilous situations. In 1996 I joined the Delmar Fire Department and trained as an EMT-D through a program with Guilderland EMS. Over the next five years as a firefighter/paramedic for Delmar Fire, I provided care to the community of Delmar, New York, rising to Rescue Squad Lieutenant and serving as a black hat on Engine 22.

During these years I served simultaneously at Ski Windham as a paramedic, providing both on-mountain and in-clinic emergency care and supporting the orthopaedic program of Dr. Jeffrey Lozman, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon. I was later hired as a first-response fly-car paramedic for the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, where I served the remainder of my field career in New York. Serving Albany County and working alongside my brothers and sisters in EMS, fire, and law enforcement was an honor and a privilege.

Today I continue to maintain my credentials and certification, and I support EMS through education, advocacy for licensure, and the occasional provision of patient care.