Arlington firefighter to receive state honors 75 years after line-of-duty death
By Kaylee Gonzalez News Reporter AUSTIN— An Arlington firefighter who died after responding to a residential fire in 1951 will finally receive state recognition more than 75 years later. Champ Barnes responded to a fire on March 31, 1951, at a remodeled duplex where a ceiling collapsed and struck him in the head. Despite the injury, Barnes initially said he felt fine and returned to the fire station to rest. […]