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.

Dozens of community members came out Friday morning to pay their respects to Captain Vernon Collett, who died in the line of duty March 8 while fighting a natural cover fire.

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.

Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an order for flags to fly half-staff on Friday after a Johnson County firefighter died in the line of ...

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

Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags at Johnson County government buildings to fly at half-staff on Friday in honor of Vernon Collett. Collett, 60, was a captain at the Johnson County Fire ...

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 ...

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.

District Captain Vernon Collett, 60, was part of the Johnson County Fire Protection District team responding to a fast-moving field fire in the 60 Block of NE MM Highway in rural Johnson County ...