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 ST. STEPHENS FIRE NEWS

St. Stephens Firefighters and Emergency Services Personnel Conduct Special Presentation JANUARY 12 - Thursday, January 12th, 2012, St. Stephens Fire Department First Responders along with personnel from Catawba County 911 center, Catawba County Fire Rescue Division, and Catawba County EMS, conducted a special presentation to Bethanie Wall. Bethanie is a seven year old child, that had to use the 911 system to report an emergency at her residence. This special presentation took place at Webb A. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Captain Receives North Carolina Highway Patrol Life Saving Award DECEMBER 27 - Raleigh NC, Wednesday November 16th, 2011- St. Stephens Captain Eric Jones along with a member of Catawba County EMS and two Oxford Firefighters were honored by the North Carolina Highway Patrol with Citizen Life Saving Awards. Secretary Reuben Young of the Department of Crime Control & Public Safety and Colonel Michael W. Gilchrist, Commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, presented ... (Full Story & Photos)

St. Stephens Headquarters Dedication & Open House Celibration NOVEMBER 15 - On Saturday October 15th, the St. Stephens Fire Department celebrated the grand opening of the addition and renovations to our Station 2 which will now become our headquarter station. The day began with a building dedication ceremony where the Chief and special guests spoke and the Catawba County Fire Association Honor Guard presented the nations colors. The dedication was finalized by a ribbon ... (Full Story & Photos)

St. Stephens "Cares Enough to Wear Pink" SEPTEMBER 23 - On Thursday September 22nd and Friday September 23rd St. Stephens members gathered with the Hickory Fire Department and numerous other departments thru ought the unifour area to support all women in the battle against all cancers. The First Annual Hickory Pink Heals Tour kicked off with a parade through downtown Hickory as the pink fire trucks invaded Hickory. The parade began at the Crown Plaza ... (Full Story & Photos)

St Stephens Responds To Mobile Home Fire SEPTEMBER 04 - On the morning of September 4, at 5:20 am St Stephens Fire along with Catawba County EMS were dispatched to a structure fire at 1930 Kool Park road lot 11. The first arriving unit reported a working fire with a vehicle in the driveway. Incident command was established and operations began. The occupant of the residence was outside and advised everyone had safely made it out of the residence with the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters Battle Blaze at Vehicle Accident AUGUST 20 - Saturday August 20th at 5:48 pm St. Stephens units were dispatched to a vehicle fire in the 4700 block of 16th St. Dr NE. St. Stephens had a firefighter on the scene within 3 minutes of the dispatch and advised incoming units that it was a motor vehicle accident and one of the vehicles was on fire. Two vehicles had collided head on and there was heavy damage to both. All occupants were out of the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Truck Found in Lake Hickory JUNE 12 - On Sunday June 12th 2011, units were dispatched to an address off of 44th Ave. Dr. NE for what was thought to be a vehicle submerged in Lake Hickory. A neighbor advised they had seen the object in the water for a couple of months but did not know what it was. It wasn't until the neighbor got a submersible camera and deployed it in the water he found out that he had been seeing a vehicle. He advised ... (Full Story & Photos)

St. Stephens Responds to Working Structure Fire MAY 05 - May 5th at approximately 6:30 pm the St. Stephens Fire Dept. responded to a report of smoke coming from the eaves of a home on Colonial Lane. First arriving firefighters reported heavy smoke coming from the attic area of the home. Engine 41 was the first apparatus on the scene and spotted a hydrant across from the residence where a 5" supply line was secured. Incident command was established and ... (Full Story & Photos)

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