Crime & Safety

Sharon Fire-Rescue Members Honored For Saving Life

Members of Sharon Fire-Rescue, Holbrook 911 Communications and Newton firefighter Jamal Stephens saved a cardiac arrest victim Sept. 11.

SHARON, MA — Members of Sharon Fire-Rescue, the Holbrook 911 Communications Center and Newton firefighter Jamal Stephens were awarded the Phoenix Award for their efforts in saving a patient’s life on Sept. 11. The Phoenix Award is for outstanding EMS service.

Sharon Fire-Rescue, Holbrook communications personnel and Stephens, who was off-duty at the time, worked together to save the life of a patient who was found to be in cardiac arrest following a motor vehicle accident on Bay Road.

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