KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department has had its 119th firefighter die in the line of duty since 1887. A firefighter-paramedic with the department died during a training ...
A monument to L.W. Cole and Fred W. Cole. L.W. is buried in the cemetery. Fred was lost to the sea. Photo: Tyler Thompson In 1887, a horrid storm turned into a tragic accident on Little Traverse Bay.