A local fallen fire chief is honored at the national level.

Dearing Fire Chief Martin K. Smith passed away in January of last year and is now being honored on the 2024 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Honor Roll. Smith's name is among many listed on the back of a race car unveiled at the recent FDIC International firefighters conference in Indianapolis.

The car is expected to be raced in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in August which might make it to the Kansas Speedway.