In this Mayday Monday discussion, Tony Carroll and his guests reflect on the loss of Firefighter Richard Sheltra of the Pineville-Morrow (NC) Volunteer Fire Department during a 2016 fire.
Guests: Bobby Cash, Mike Gerin, Tony Jennings
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, Firefighter Sheltra, 20, and members of his fire department were dispatched to a structure fire in a commercial occupancy. Firefighter Sheltra entered the structure with other firefighters and became disoriented. A Mayday was declared and Firefighter Sheltra was removed from the structure. He was transported to the hospital but was pronounced dead at 2022hrs. The cause of death was reported as inhalation of products of combustion.
