The Coweta County Fire Department said Cauthen had been with the department for over 24 years. “He was an amazing, hard-working man with a gentle soul,” the department said.

A house was destroyed after a fire broke out in Coweta County on Tuesday morning, according to the Coweta County Fire Department.

The public is invited to pay their respects to Coweta County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bartholomew Cauthen on Tuesday ahead of his funeral.

A Coweta County home was destroyed on Tuesday morning when a fire started in the garage. Firefighters were called to a home on Marcie Court off of Rock-A-Way Road in Senoia at 11 a.m.

COWETA COUNTY, GA — Following a frightening experience during the weekend storms, a Coweta County family has been allowed back into their home after a fire started by a lightning strike.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the Coweta County Fire Rescue battalion chief who was shot and killed on Jan. 19 while helping a driver in Alabama who had struck a deer.

James Bartholomew Cauthen, the battalion chief for the Coweta County Fire Rescue, was fatally shot after helping a couple whose car struck a deer on Saturday.

Coweta County Fire Rescue is mourning the unexpected loss of Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen, a dedicated firefighter who served the department for over 24 years.

A Coweta County home was destroyed on Tuesday morning when a fire started in the garage.