First responders continue to save lives on a daily basis; but the last thing they want to do is have to save one of their own because of an accident that could have been prevented.
T.J. Martin, the Public Information Officer of the Parma Fire Department, said he was heartbroken after hearing about Cleveland firefighter Johnny Tetrick’s death.
Tetrick, a 27-year veteran of the department, was killed following a hit-and-run while at an accident scene on I 90 in Cleveland.
“Due regard for everyone, not just police and firefighters who are working at the scene of an accident but as you mentioned you now have snowplow workers and tow truck drivers that may be trying to get somebody out of a jam on the freeway or a side street,” Martin said.