A tight-knit community is left mourning after the tragic loss of a fire captain over the weekend. Johnson County Fire ...

New information about the death of a Missouri Fire Captain as his funeral arrangements continue to come together.

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

According to Bell City Fire and Rescue, crews were called around 3:46 p.m. to an out-of-control brush fire out in the county. They said smoke from the fire could be seen from several miles away. After ...

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

A fire captain in Johnson County, Missouri, has died in the line of duty. The Johnson County Fire Protection District says ...

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

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.

Two residents and two firefighters were injured in a house fire Sunday morning near Warrensburg, authorities said.