Georgia firefighter dies during his first shift: 'Eager' 21-year-old is found unresponsive in station bed after returning from overnight call St. Mary's Fire Department firefighter Efren Medina, 21,was found dead in his fire station bed during his first shift on the job Medina had responded to an overnight medical call before returning to the station at 3:30am and was found unresponsive at 7:30am Fire Chief Tom Lackner said that Medina was properly trained had passed his physical exams before being hired A medical examiner's report will determine Medina's cause of death A GoFundMe set up to help his widowed wife has raised over $7,000