STEP Council of the Genesee Region

STEP is a not-for-profit organization

STEP is comprised of Physicians, Nurses, Paramedics, EMTs, and others who have all come together to continue the spirit of EMS improvement started in the 1960′s, and to develop new programs as well. The members of STEP are all volunteers and STEP devotes 100% of its revenue to our mission.

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Emergency Services Directory

The STEP Board is no longer maintaining the old Emergency Service Directory website. However, many of the features of that website are...

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STEP Conference

Information for the 2025 Conference will be posted here when plans are finalized.


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As STEP is a 501 (c)(3) organization, all donations are tax-deductible. We accept donations through PayPal and by mail...

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STEP Conference

STEP wishes to thank all of those who participated in the 2024 STEP Conference. We particularly thank the Monroe County Fire Chiefs, NYS Fire Chiefs and Vigilant Fire Training for sponsoring the training track and the Thursday night preconference presentation by Michael Lombardo, former Commissioner & Chief of Department of the Buffalo Fire Department, who spoke on Thursday night and did a workshop on Friday. We also thank all of our other wonderful speakers – Drs Jeremy Cushman, Elizabeth Murray, Art Cooper, Elise Van der Jagt, Maia Dorsett, and Eloise Rogers, as well as Adam Oplinger, Terry Taylor, Jason Burgett, Jennifer Salomon, Michelle Caliva, Amy Eisenhauer, Peter Bonadonna, Mark Philippy and Todd Smith.

Planning for the 2025 conference is underway. Stay tuned!!