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Welcome to the St. Stephens Volunteer Fire Department website.  My name is Julie Smith and I am a Girl Scout in Hickory, North Carolina.  I have selected the St. Stephens Volunteer Fire Department to be my Gold Award Project for 2012.  Please click on this link to learn more information about my project, and the Gold Award.  Thank you and have a blessed day!

 ST. STEPHENS FIRE NEWS

Motor Vehicle Accident with Entrapment MAY 01 - On Monday April 30th at approx. 4:20 pm St. Stephens units were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident with possible injuries. Upon arrival, St. Stephens units advised a rear end collision with heavy damage to the vehicle. The vehicle had struck a utility truck in the rear and caused heavy damage to the front of the passenger vehicle. The driver of the passenger vehicle was entrapped due ... (Full Story & Photos)

St Stephens Fire Responds To MVA APRIL 16 - Shortly after 03:00am on Sunday April, 8, 2012 Station 4 along with 3-M-2 from Catawba County EMS were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident in the 4400 block of Springs Road. First arriving units found a single vehicle accident with the vehicle off the roadway and into a tree. Upon further investigation it was determined the occupant of the vehicle was pinned in due to the heavy damage ... (Full Story & Photos)

St. Stephens Responds to MVA MARCH 22 - On Wednesday March 15 just after 10:00am, Station 4 was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries in the area of Webb A. Murray Elementary School on Section House road. First arriving units found a single vehicle accident that struck a telephone pole with the occupant still in the vehicle. Station 4 secured the scene and stabilized the vehicle utilizing Rescue 42 jacks. Once the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Traffic accident FEBRUARY 13 - February 13th, 2012 at 11:43pm, a traffic accident occured on Springs Rd. The communication center advised that a vehicle had struck a residence and there were possible injuries. St. Stephens Fire Department arrived to find a single vehicle accident. The vehicle was off the roadway on its top into a residence. One patient was out of the vehicle lying on the ground. EMS arrived and provided patient ... (Full Story & Photos)

Ceiling Collapse FEBRUARY 10 - February 10th, 2012 at 3:07pm, St. Stephens Fire Department was dispatched to a residence in reference to a ceiling that had collapsed. On initial dispatch it was reported that an occupant was possibly trapped and injured under the debris. Upon arrival, Fire Department personnel observed that the structure was evacuated and it was confirmed that everyone was out of the residence and no occupant was ... (Full Story & Photos)

Vehicle Collides with Home FEBRUARY 08 - On Wednesday Feb. 8th at 11:06 am St. Stephens Firefighters were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a car into a residence in the 4000 block of Section House Road. Upon arrival, first due units confirmed there was a vehicle into a residence and Catawba Count EMS units were evaluating the driver of the vehicle. The tenants of the residence were home at the time of the accident, ... (Full Story & Photos)

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)

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