A Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain is dead after fighting an active fire this afternoon, March 8.

A Johnson County firefighter died Saturday in the line of duty, a Saturday evening news release from the Johnson County Fire ...

Vernon Collett, 60, collapsed while fighting a field fire in rural Missouri Saturday afternoon. Collett had been with the Johnson County Fire Protection District for 29 years.

Vernon Collett died while in the line of duty this weekend while fighting a natural fire in a rural part of Johnson County.

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

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

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

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