Kansas City, MO, Firefighter/Medic Stricken at Training was a 'Role Model'
An 11-year veteran of the department, Brinker spent the majority of his KCFD career at Station 35 — one of the busiest in the city, according to Kansas City fire Chief Ross Grundyson. A firefighter paramedic, Brinker was most recently assigned to the Technical Rescue Division at Station 35.