Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Blake Stephens, Firefighter with the Cleveland Fire Department. 

Blake has been in the fire service, since he was old enough to be a junior at Swift Creek Fire Department. His father is a firefighter at Garner Fire Department, and his mama is an EMT for Wake County EMS, so it runs in the family. Blake is a graduate of the Fire Academy of Johnston Community College. He is now serving his community at the Cleveland Fire Department and plans to pursue his dreams of becoming a Captain and follow in his father’s footsteps. He is the perfect example of a hometown hero at the ripe age of 20! 

Thank you, Blake, for your service! As a token of our appreciation, we’re sending you a $50 gift card to Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q and $50 from First Horizon Bank to thank you for all you do.

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