PLYMOUTH − A Brewster Ambulance Service EMT who worked with the Plymouth Fire Department has died while on duty.
Brent Stephens had worked as an EMT since 2016, according to his LinkedIn profile. He lived on the Cape with his wife, Emily, and their 15-year-old son, Cooper.
He was at the West Plymouth fire station at the time of his death, according to an Aug. 7 post on the Plymouth Fire Department’s Facebook page.
“Brent Stephens had been a cornerstone of the public safety team in Plymouth for the past four years,” the post said. “As a paramedic for Brewster Ambulance Service, he was known not just for his professional skills but for his deep compassion and commitment to helping others. His sudden passing has left a significant void in the hearts of his colleagues, friends, and the community he so faithfully served.”
Flags in front of town hall, the police department and all of Plymouth’s fire stations are being flown at half staff in his honor.
“This touched me so deeply,” Emily Stephens said on her Facebook page. “He would have loved that the town has chosen to lower their flag.”
She said her husband touched many people’s lives, both professionally and personally, and would be deeply missed.
“He was the love of my life, a compassionate friend, and had a wonderful sense of humor,” she said online. “I loved him so deeply and the hole in our family will never be filled.”
Emily Stephens said plans to honor his life would be shared shortly. The fire department did not share his cause of death.
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