Fire crews from across the state honor Colfax Fire Chief

Firefighters in their dress uniforms and residents on their front porches watched Friday as Emeritus Colfax Fire Chief Jim Krouse took his last ride through town on an antique American la France truck.

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Fri., Sept. 10, 2021

Retired Pullman Fire Department Cpt. Scott VanNess salutes as a procession of 46 vehicles rolls along Main Street in Colfax to honor longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse who died of a heart attack while on a fire scene.

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Spokane Valley Police officer Jeff Weiton controls traffic as an American LaFrance fire engine carries the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46 unit procession along Mill Street in Colfax, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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An American LaFrance fire engine carries the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46 unit procession along Main Street in Colfax, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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Retired Pullman Fire Department Cpt. Scott VanNess salutes as a procession of 46 vehicles rolls along Main Street in Colfax to honor longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse who died of a heart attack while on a fire scene.

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A resident of the Wheatland Arms Condominiums watches from the third as a procession of 46 vehicles pass along Mill Street to honor fallen Colfax firefighter Jim Krouse, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 in Colfax.

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Miriam Kruse, left, embraces her granddaughter Lyndi Kruse, a volunteer Colfax firefighter, after a procession honoring longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 in Colfax. Krouse died of a heart attack while on a fire scene.

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Family members of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krause, including his son, Spokane firefighter Dan Krouse, in uniform at right, watch as a procession of emergency vehicles roll along Mill Street in Colfax honoring Jim Krouse, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

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An American LaFrance fire engine carries the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46 unit procession along Main Street in Colfax, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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An American LaFrance fire engine carries the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46-unit procession along Main Street on Friday in Colfax.

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Firefighters and family wait for the arrival of an American LaFrance fire engine carrying the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46 unit pro-session along Main Street in Colfax, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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Family members watch the arrival of an American LaFrance fire engine carrying the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46-unit procession on Friday along Main Street in Colfax.

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Pullman firefighters wait for the arrival of an American LaFrance fire engine carrying the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46 unit procession along Main Street in Colfax, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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A procession of 46 emergency vehicles rolls along Mill Street in Colfax honoring longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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Law enforcement members honor the arrival of an American LaFrance fire engine carrying the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46 unit procession along Main Street in Colfax, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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Spokane Valley Police officer Jeff Weiton controls traffic as motor patrols lead the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in a 46-emergency-vehicles procession along Mill Street in Colfax, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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Firefighters from the Kennewick and Franklin County Fire Departments honor the arrival of an American LaFrance fire engine carrying the body of longtime Colfax Firefighter Jim Krouse in the lead position of a 46 unit procession along Main Street in Colfax, Friday, Sept. 10. 2021. Krouse died after experiencing a heart attack while on the scene of a fire.

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