Joshua Brandes with the Irving Fire Department was killed in a motorcycle crash while off duty, the department confirmed Tuesday.
Brandes was a Fire Equipment Operator and Paramedic with the Irving FD.
The department said Brandes died following a motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon on FM 51 South near Lynch Bend Road in Springtown.
“Members of the IFD Honor Guard are standing watch over FEO Brandes currently and will continue to do so until burial. We have a long road ahead of us and I’ll try to be as forthcoming as possible regarding details as they become available,” the department said in a statement.
Brandes was also a police officer for Decatur PD for 3 years and was also a School Resource Officer last school year, according to Decatur Police Chief Delvon Campbell.
“Josh was a true servant who loved serving his communities of Decatur and Irving. Josh was one of those guys who always had a positive attitude about everything. He loved his family greatly and will be missed by all who knew him,” Chief Campbell said in a statement.
He said he will always remember Brandes “as a loving husband, father, and Christian.”
Additional information about the crash wasn’t immediately available.
