USFA LODD: Georgia Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.02.2017

Firefighter-Paramedic Michael Norton, 38, worked an early morning residential structure fire on March 1, 2017. At home, several hours later, Firefighter-Paramedic Norton was found by his wife in medical distress. She called 911 and responders treated Firefighter-Paramedic Michael Norton then transported him to the hospital where he succumbed to a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined.

  
Our condolences to the Norton Family & Friends, Coweta County Fire Rescue, and to all affected by Firefighter-Paramedic Michael Norton’s passing.      

To date, 18 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2017. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)