Johnson County, Missouri, is mourning the loss of Captain Vernon Collett, who died on Saturday while battling a brush fire.

Vernon Collett, 60, collapsed while fighting a field fire in rural Missouri Saturday afternoon. Collett had been with the ...

Johnson County Fire Capt. Vernon Collett was laid to rest Friday, with more than 100 friends, family members and fellow ...

Kansas City’s public safety sales tax has been used to support the police department and emergency and medical services.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor has declined to file criminal charges against a Missouri police officer who shot and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County, Missouri, Fire Protection District captain died in the line of duty Saturday afternoon.

Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain Vernon Collett died in the line of duty while battling a natural cover fire.

Capt. Vernon Collett died at the scene of a half-acre field fire on a property near Knob Knoster, Missouri, around 3 p.m. on Saturday.

A Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain died in the line of duty while battling a fire near Valley City on Saturday ...

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 ...