Sew KC to make masks for Independence firefighter's funeral

Sew KC to make masks for Independence firefighter's funeral

After an Independence firefighter died on duty Thursday afternoon, Sew KC plans to make 1,000 masks to donate to the Independence Fire Department.

The company announced a similar gesture or the Overland Park Police Department after the death of Officer Mike Mosher in the line of duty last Sunday.

THEY TRY TO GETANSWERS.BUT FIRST TONIGHT -FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THEINDEPENDENCE FIREDEPARTMENT AREMOURNING THE LOSS OFDAVID JAMESON JUNIOR.THE FIREFIGHTER DIED INTHE LINE OF DUTYYESTERDAY AFTERNOON.JAMESON HAD BEEN WITHTHE FIRE DEPARTMENTFOR 23 YEARS.HE WAS 52 YEARS OLDAND LEAVES BEHIND 10CHILDREN.THOSE WHO KNEWJAMESON SAY HE LOVEDTO LAUGH, WASDEDICATED TO HISCAREER, AND CAREDDEEPLY FOR HIS FAMILY.THE CAUSE OF DEATH HASNOT YET BEEN RELEASED.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON HAS THE LATESTON WHAT WE KNOWABOUT THISFIREFIGHTER'S SACRIFICE.THE INDEPENDENCE FIREDEPARTMENT ISMOURNING THE LOSS OFONE OF THEIR OWN.A CITY SPOKESPERSONSAID A DAVID JAMESON JR.DIED THURSDAYAFTERNOON AFTERRESPONDING TO A FIRE.CREWS WERE CALLED TOTHE 9600 BLOCK OF 33RDSTREET SOUTH AROUND 1P.M.

ON AN ILLEGAL OPENBURN.NEIGHBORS IN THE AREATOLD 41 ACTION NEWSTHAT RESIDENTS OF THEHOME WERE BURNINGITEMS IN THEIR BACKYARD.JAMESON WAS ONE OFTHE RESPONDINGFIREFIGHTERS AND HADSHORTNESS OF BREATH ATTHE SCENE.IN THE INITIAL PRESSRELEASE SENT OUT BYTHE CITY THURSDAY - ITCLAIMS THAT JAMESONREMAINED IN THE VEHICLEWHILE OTHER CREWMEMBERS PUT OUT THEBURN.THE CITY THEN UPDATEDTHEIR STATEMENT TOCLARIFY JAMESON WASNOT LEFT ALONE.JAMESON FELLUNRESPONSIVEACCORDING TO THE CITY -AND WAS PRONOUNCEDDEAD AT A NEARBYHOSPITAL.A LOCAL BUSINESS - SEWKC - IS WORKING HARD TODONATE 1,000 MASKS TOTHE INDEPENDENCE FIREDEPARTMENT.SOMETHING SIMILAR TOWHAT TY DID FOROverland Park POLICE.MICHELE DAWBARN - OWNER OFSEW KC"We are finishing up OfficerMosher's mask today for theirdonation and we are switchinggears immediately to startmaking those masks."MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGTHIS IS THE MATERIALTHAT WAS USED TO MAKETHESE MASKS FOROFFICER MOSHER'SFUNERAL THAT WILL TAKEPLACE NEXT WEEK.

NOW,FOR THE INDEPENDENCEFIREFIGHTER WHO LOSTHIS LIFE IN THE LINE OFDUTY, THE MASKS WILLLOOK VERY SIMILAR ONLYA RED STRIPE IN PLACE OFTHE BLUE.DAWBARN"They do so much for ourcommunity and to be in aposition where I feel like I canhelp a little bit, means a lottomy family as well as my SewKC family."IN INDEPENDENCE,MCKENZIE NELSON,