It's me, Safety Steve! I'm the owner and instructor at Keystone Community Rescue LLC, a small business serving communities in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania. I teach CPR, first aid and other classes. In my time off I enjoy hiking and camping and have a love for the woods, mountains and the great outdoors.

In 2002 I moved to Alaska where I lived in a cabin near Fairbanks. In 2007 I started working for an ATV tour company near Denali National Park. They trained me in CPR and first aid and I realized that if someone had an emergency out on the trail it would be quite a while until professional rescuers could take over patient care. This is what sparked my desire to know more about wilderness emergency medicine and pre-hospital care.

In 2008 I joined my local volunteer fire department and earned certifications as a Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician. I continued volunteering and trained to the level of Firefighter-2 and EMT-2. In 2011 I was hired as a full time as an EMT on an ambulance while training to be an EMS Instructor. In 2016 I founded Keystone Community Rescue LLC to bring affordable, high-quality training to community members and professional rescuers in Pennsylvania.

Also in 2016 I was certified as a Wilderness EMT after completing the Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals course at Landmark Learning in Cullowhee, NC. This amazing, challenging, highly recommended 5-day course was offered through the National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness Medicine Institute.

I continue to attend additional courses and continuing education classes, keeping up with current science and evidence-based medicine in order to improve patient care and to have the most up-to-date information in the courses offered by Keystone Community Rescue. I look forward to connecting with others through Simbi who also share the ideals of sharing and community.