NKY County mourns the sudden death of Deputy Fire Chief

WARSAW, Ky. (WXIX) – Gallatin County and the City of Warsaw are mourning the sudden death of one of their experienced first responders.

Warsaw-Gallatin Fire & Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Barry “Cub” Alexander Jr. “was a great friend, a great leader, mentor and officer. He has served this community since 1984,” the agency announced on social media Wednesday.

“Deputy Chief Alexander served in many roles in his life including fire instructor, EMT, assistant fire chief, deputy sheriff, high school golf coach, CEO of an established safety management company, and most importantly, father. Please keep his sons William and Nicholas and their family in your thoughts and prayers, as well as our family at the Warsaw/Gallatin County Fire Department.”

Funeral details will be announced at a later date.

To honor Deputy Fire Chief Alexander, sirens and air horns were silenced Thursday during the annual Independence Day celebration, according to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office.

“Deputy Chief Alexander left this world yesterday, having served this community in many roles for more than 40 years. If you saw the long line of fire trucks and police vehicles coming into Warsaw this morning, know that his brothers and sisters brought him home. Today we honor him with the sound of silence,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.

“Thank you to everyone who came out this morning and stopped to pay their respects as the procession passed by. The next few days will be tough for Gallatin Co. first responders, but they will carry on as they always do in tragic times.

“Please pray for the Alexander family and the county’s emergency responders in the coming days.”

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