2014 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	TOTAL
Jan	42	38	80
Feb	32	43	75
Mar	29	44	73
Apr	45	51	96
May	30	37	67
Jun	39	59	98
Jul	35	64	99
Aug	28	49	77
Sep	25	34	59
Oct	37	53	90
Nov	54	53	107
Dec	32	56	88
Total	428	581	1009

2015 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
Jan	44	61	105
Feb	35	52	87
March	41	50	91
April	34	60	94
May	40	55	95
June	32	55	87
July	45	48	93
Aug	28	43	71
Sept	52	42	94
Oct	49	51	100
Nov	38	62	100
Dec	36	51	87
0	474	630	1104

2016 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
January	34	52	86
February	40	40	80
March	29	60	89
April	40	45	85
May	42	55	97
June	56	38	94
July	52	53	105
August	24	51	75
September	37	43	80
October	54	58	112
November	81	49	130
December	53	62	115
0	542	606	1148

2017 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
January	47	58	105
February	36	63	99
March	54	57	111
April	39	52	91
May	58	43	101
June	40	47	87
July	46	61	107
August	41	48	89
September	46	52	98
October	64	48	112
November	55	50	105
December	61	45	106
0	587	624	1211

2018 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
January	57	79	136
February	45	49	94
March	35	60	95
April	36	47	83
May	49	55	104
June	45	58	103
July	50	43	93
August	38	61	99
September	43	39	82
October	64	48	112
November	51	53	104
December	46	54	100
Total	559	646	1205

2019 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
January	43	50	93
February	44	60	104
March	32	55	87
April	55	52	107
May	40	68	108
June	70	52	122
July	31	59	90
August	49	57	106
September	33	43	76
October	60	51	111
November	39	51	90
December	45	71	116
0	541	669	1210

2020 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
January	43	81	124
February	28	57	85
March	38	34	72
April	46	8	54
May	28	11	39
June	39	11	50
July	40	13	53
August	47	5	52
September	50	14	64
October	96	37	133
November	59	43	102
December	37	52	89
Total	551	366	917

2021 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
January	25	54	79
February	26	41	67
March	49	46	95
April	57	37	94
May	40	32	72
June	36	47	83
July	31	48	79
August	39	81	120
September	38	62	100
October	46	61	107
November	48	56	104
December	71	83	154
Total	506	648	1154

2022 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
January	39	88	127
February	29	47	76
March	29	54	83
April	47	56	103
May	39	63	102
June	36	56	92
July	43	54	97
August	46	63	109
September	46	70	116
October	44	70	114
November	34	78	112
December	39	89	128
Total	471	788	1259

2023 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
January	29	86	115
February	44	69	113
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total	73	155	228

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Change Your Clock / Change Your Battery

Engineer Christy Bumgarner, March 10

It’s that time of year again. The clocks go forward, the days get longer and families get an extra precious hour of daylight. Daylight Savings Time is also a great time to check your smoke alarms and continue checking them every month. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters Save a Patient From Drowning

Engineer Christy Bumgarner, February 22

On February 15th 2023, the St. Stephens Fire Department and Catawba County EMS were dispatched by Catawba County E-911 for a male patient that had fallen off of his lake dock and was in the water. Upon arrival a male patient was found in approximately 12’ of water with a temperature of 52 degrees clinging to a pole. After donning personal flotation devices, incident command determined the best method ... (Full Story & Photos)

2022 Firefighter Of The Year

Engineer Christy Bumgarner, January 25

St. Stephens Fire Department would like to congratulate Jesse Kale on his 2022 Firefighter of the Year award. This award is voted on by his peers and he definitely deserves it. St. Stephens Fire Department ran 1259 calls in 2022 and Jesse responded to 482 of those calls. Congratulations and thank you for your dedicated service to our community.... (Full Story & Photos)

2022 Employee Of The Year

Engineer Christy Bumgarner, December 30

We are proud to announce that Dustin Howell has been chosen as the 2022 Employee of the Year. His hard work, dedication, and his love for the job make it easy to see why his coworkers chose him to receive this award. Dustin always has a smile on his face and will go the extra mile to do whatever needs to be done. Congratulations Dustin! ... (Full Story & Photos)

Winter Driving Tips

Engineer Christy Bumgarner, December 14

Follow these safety tips if you must drive during winter weather. Use windshield wipers and turn on the low beam headlights.
Prepare your car—and yourself—for winter driving conditions.... (Full Story & Photos)

Fireproof Your Christmas Tree

Engineer Christy Bumgarner, November 28

Nothing beats the fragrance and beauty of a live Christmas tree. Remember to water your tree every day with this fireproof recipe to help prevent disaster this holiday season.

Fireproof Recipe:
2 gallons warm water
2 oz. chlorine bleach
1/2 tsp. Borax
2 cups clear corn syrup
2 oz. Epsom salt... (Full Story & Photos)

Preparing For A Safe Thanksgiving

Engineer Christy Bumgarner, November 15

Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment. Follow these cooking safety tips and keep your friends and family safe this holiday season. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Cold Weather Safety Tips

Engineer Christy Bumgarner, October 17

With cold weather quickly approaching, it's time to go over a few safety tips to keep you safe.
1. Never heat your home with an oven, grill, outdoor heater, etc...
2. Always keep 3 feet of clearance around your heating source and keep this a "Kid Free Zone".
3. Make sure you have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms.
If you do not have smoke alarms or if your smoke alarms are more ... (Full Story & Photos)

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