Kansas City Firefighter Dies During Overhaul

Shortly after he and other members of the fire department had brought a fire in a vacant residential structure under control, Firefighter Crockett, for a cause still to be determined, collapsed while on a hose line working overhaul. Other firefighters began emergency medical procedures on Firefighter Crockett at the scene and an ambulance transported him to a nearby hospital. All attempts to revive Crockett, however, were unsuccessful. Press reports indicate that the Kansas City police are assisting the Fire Department in investigating the incident as a “fire of very suspicious circumstances.”

Age: 48

Cause of Death: Unknown

Rank: Firefighter

Death Date: 03/17/2008

Fire Dept. Info:  Kansas City Fire Department
635 Woodland AVE., STE 2100
Kansas City , Missouri  64106
Chief: Richard Dyer