USFA LODD: Kansas Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 07.27.2016

Captain Michael Lee Schultz, 47, was killed on July 27, 2016 when the tanker he was operating lost a front tire and crashed off of the roadway, rolling over several times. A second firefighter was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The pair of firefighters were on their way to a county fair parade when the fatal crash occurred.

  

Our condolences to the Schultz Family & Friends, Hoyt Rural Fire District #3, and to all affected by Captain Michael Lee Schultz’s passing.    

  

To date, 49 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)