ATLANTA - The funeral for DeKalb County Master Firefighter Preston Lee Fant, who died in the line of duty this week, will be held Thursday, Sept. 18, at Truist Park, officials confirmed Friday.

The backstory:

Fant, 53, a 21-year veteran of DeKalb County Fire Rescue, died Monday while attempting to rescue a colleague during a warehouse fire at Digital Thunderdome, an independent film studio on South Stone Mountain Lithonia Road.

He is the first firefighter in the county’s history to die while actively fighting a blaze.

Born in Marietta and raised in Mableton, Fant graduated from Pebblebrook High School before dedicating his life to public service. Over two decades at Station 24, he earned certifications in swift water, rope, trench, and structural collapse rescues. Colleagues rememb

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