The Hickory Fire Department has announced a new addition to their department.

On December 3, Jason Hill started his job as a Firefighter with the Hickory Fire Department. 

Prior to employment with the Hickory Fire Department, Hill served as a Marine with the Marine Corps and has been a volunteer firefighter with St.

HICKORY, NC - After 27 years with the Hickory Fire Department, Rick Davis has retired from the department.

His interest in career fire fighting began when he served as a volunteer at Fairborn Fire Department for 10 years. During his career with the Hickory Fire Department, he has worked with many aspects of the department.  He started as a firefighter and moved up through the ranks including Senior Firefighter, Fire Apparatus Operator, Captain and Battalion Chief. 

In 2009, Davis graduated from Western Carolina University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency and Disaster Management. Additionally, he has an Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection Technology and received his designation in 2010 as an Emergency Management Master Exercise Practitioner (EMMEP) through the Emergency Management Institute.

In 2006, he completed the Executive Fire Officer program through the National Fire Academy.

A long-time Fire Inspector in Hickory is no longer with the Hickory Fire Department. After 22 years with the department, Dyvonne Duvall has retired.

Her interest in firefighting began when she served as a volunteer firefighter in Florida, and completed over 200 hours of training while attending the Florida State Fire Academy.