Johnson County Fire Capt. Vernon Collett was laid to rest Friday, with more than 100 loved ones coming together to honor him. Collett, 60, died of a heart attack Saturday, March 8, while battling ...

Vernon Collett The captain served at the district's Station 6 for 29 years. "He was a role model, and I don't know if he ever realized how big of a role model he was to people," said Capt. Joe ...

Vehicles in procession for Capt. Vernon Collett on Friday, March 14, 2025. “It just makes your heart drop, because you know that's someone’s+ loved one, that someone who went to help and didn ...

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.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Johnson County, Mo. fire captain will be honored for his service. Capt. Vernon Collett died on March 8. He collapsed after responding to and fighting a wildfire near ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. — Johnson County, Missouri, is mourning the loss of Captain Vernon Collett, who died on Saturday while battling a brush fire. Collett was the first to arrive at the scene of ...

Capt. Vernon Collett, a lifelong resident of the county he served, was with the Johnson County Fire Protection District for more than 29 years at station No. 6 near Valley City. He was 60 years old.

After Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain Vernon Collett died while fighting a fire in rural Johnson County, two more firefighters of the same district have been injured.

In an updated release on Sunday, JCFPD says that around 1:45 p.m., the district responded to a field fire in the 600 block of NE MM Highway in rural Johnson County. While Collett was working to ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff Friday in remembrance of Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain Vernon Collett, who died in the line of duty. On March 8 ...