Firefighter Richard Sheltra died from injuries sustained while operating on the interior of a commercial structure fire at a strip mall in Pineville, North Carolina. A second firefighter was injured in the incident which remains under investigation by local, state, and federal authorities.
8500 Pineville Matthews Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226 (U.S. National Grid: 17S NU 1250 8285)
The Pineville-Morrow Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, Inc.
108 Church ST POB 574
U.S. National Grid: 17S NU 10078 82607
Pineville, North Carolina 28134
Chief: Michael Gerin
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
| Age: | 20 |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Firefighter |
| Classification: | Volunteer |
| Incident date: | Apr 30, 2016 21:03 |
| Date of death: | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Cause of death: | Caught or Trapped |
| Nature of death: | Unknown |
| Activity type: | Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland) |
| Emergency duty: | Yes |
| Duty type: | On-Scene Fire |
| Fixed property use: | Store/Office |
