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Preston Fant
Master Firefighter
DeKalb County Fire Rescue
Tucker, Georgia
Age: 53
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 21
Date of incident: Sep. 8, 2025
Date of death: Sep. 8, 2025
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on September 8, 2025, Master Firefighter Preston Fant along with other units from DeKalb County Fire Rescue responded to a warehouse fire in Lithonia, Georgia. Master Firefighter Fant was injured approximately 15 minutes into the interior attack. Rescue operations and lifesaving efforts began immediately on scene. Master Firefighter Fant was transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
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