USFA: Georgia On-Duty Death

To date, eight firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020.

Roswell firefighter found dead in bunkroom

To date, eight firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020.

United States Fire Administration

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter John Kevin Cash, 43, of the Roswell Fire Department on January 21, 2020.

On Monday, January 20, 2020, Firefighter John Kevin Cash worked a 24-hour shift at the Roswell Fire Department. The next morning, Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the incoming day crew noticed that he had not yet left the station to go home. They entered his bunk room to awaken him but found him deceased. The nature and cause of his death are currently under investigation.

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Cash at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, eight firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.

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