First responders line procession escorting DeKalb firefighter who died in line of duty

DeKalb County Fire and Rescue held a procession on Wednesday morning to escort a fallen firefighter.

Preston Fant died on Monday while trying to save one of his fellow firefighters at a warehouse fire. He is the first firefighter to die in the line of duty in the department’s history.

On Wednesday, firefighters and police officers escorted Fant’s body from Fire Station 24 on Redan Road to the West Cobb Funeral Home in Marietta on Macland Road…

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