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Funeral Delayed for Blackshear, GA, Assistant Chief Killed in Hurricane-Related Incident

Sept. 27, 2024

Blackshear Fire Chief Bucky Goble called the death of Assistant Chief Leon Davis "just devastating."

Blackshear Assistant Fire Chief Leon Davis

Funeral services have not been set for Blackshear Assisant Fire Chief Leon Davis who was killed Friday in Hurricane Helene incident.

Davis, 69, was clearing debris when a tree fell onto the cab of a city truck, according to The Blackshear Times.

Due to the effects of Hurricane Helene, funeral services are incomplete at this time but will be announced as soon as they are available, the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home posted on its website.

Blackshear Fire Chief Bucky Goble said Davis was "a great guy" and his death is "just devastating."

Hours after Davis was killed, in rural Saluda County, SC, two firefighters also were killed in a similar incident while responding to a house fire during the hurricane.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.