Captain Vernon Collett was laid to rest on March 14 and flags were ordered to be flown half-staff in Johnson County, Missouri, in his honor.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Funeral arrangements have been announced for a fire captain who collapsed while responding to a field fire in rural Johnson County, Missouri, on March 8. Capt. Vernon Collett ...

WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The Johnson County, Missouri, Fire Protection District is mourning its first-ever line-of-duty death. Capt. Vernon Collett died at the scene of a half-acre field fire on a ...

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Vernon Collett, 60, died after collapsing while fighting a fire in rural Johnson County, Missouri on March 8. Courtesy of the Johnson County Fire Protection District A Johnson County, Missouri ...

BASKETBALL AFTER TRANSFERRING. JOHNSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, IS NOW MOURNING THE LOSS OF A FIRE CAPTAIN. I’M KELLY ECKERMAN AND I’M LARA MORITZ CAPTAIN VERNON COLETTE DIED ON SATURDAY BATTLING A ...

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (KCTV) - A tight-knit community is left mourning after the tragic loss of a fire captain over the weekend. Johnson County Missouri Fire Protection District (JCFPD) Captain Vernon ...

A fire captain in Missouri died while operating at a fire on Saturday, according to a release from the department. Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain Vernon Collett died in the line ...

A Johnson County, Missouri, fire department captain died Saturday after he collapsed while fighting a field fire , according to the Johnson County Fire Protection District. District Captain Vernon ...