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In the Line of Duty
Richard Sheltra, Pineville, NC
4/30/2016
Name: Richard Sheltra Rank: Firefighter Age: 20 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 3 Date of Incident: 04/30/2016 Time of Incident: 2103hrs Date of Death: 04/30/2016 Fire Department: The Pineville-Morrow Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, Inc. Address: 108 Church ST POB 574, Pineville, NC 28134 Fire Department Chief: Michael Gerin Incident Description: 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.