By The Enterprise:
Avon Firefighter Justin Powers died unexpectedly on Christmas Eve, the Avon Fire Departments said in a written statement Thursday.
“It is with profound sadness that the Avon Fire Department announces the active-duty, off-duty death of Firefighter and Paramedic Justin Powers. Firefighter Powers died unexpectedly on Dec. 24, 2024,” the statement said.
Powers joined the Avon Fire Department in August 2020 as a firefighter and EMT, the statement said. His career in emergency medical services started in 2012. He went on to become a paramedic and graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy.
Powers also worked for Boston MedFlight and served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard since 2014, the statement said.
The statement from the Avon Fire Department did not state what the cause of death was.
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