An Otto fire chief who was seriously burned battling a wildfire in February is undergoing his fifth surgery today.
Chief/Captain Terry Rholetter Jr. underwent surgery Tuesday, and today doctors will begin skingrafting his injured, according to a post on the fire department's Facebook.
"(He) is doing better. He is off ventilation and is looking better.... He is able to speak some but not alot and hard to understand," the department shared.
Tholetter was burned Feb. 12 battling a wildfire in Macon County.
A GoFundMe was established to assist Rholetter with his recovery.
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