Missouri governor orders flags at half-staff in honor of Kansas City firefighter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is ordering U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Kansas City Fire Department firefighter/paramedic Kyle Brinker .

Parson is asking the flags be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset at government buildings in Platte and Jackson counties, the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City and firehouses statewide on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

KCFD Fire Chief Ross Grundyson says Kyle Brinker suffered a medical emergency during a training exercise on Sept. 17.

The 33-year-old joined KCFD in 2013 and was an 11-year veteran, spending most of his career at Station 35, one of the busiest stations in Kansas City, according to Grundyson.

Most recently, he was assigned to the Technical Rescue Division.

“He will be remembered as a mentor and role model fully committed to the people he served,” Parson said in a news release Tuesday.

Brinker leaves behind a wife and a brother that continues to serve as a KCFD firefighter.

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