VIDEO: Three years ago, a massive snow storm in Buffalo claimed the lives of forty-seven people when first responders couldnโt reach them. One local man is now turning that tragedy, into change.
โEvery obstacle is an opportunity, and this obstacle that weโve met for so many years, where weโve lost so many innocent lives, led to, unfortunately, an opportunity where we can make a change in the future,โ said inventor Dan Tuller.
Tuller is a former safety officer and volunteer firefighter from Milton. He said his experiences as a first responder contributed to his innovation.
โIโve been a volunteer firefighter for many, many years and I can tell you that when it comes to rescue resources, thereโs no resource thatโs off the table,โ Tuller added.
โFor a volunteer rescuer, we have done heavy lift assists where weโve had to cut a wall away just to get someone out of the house. Obviously the house is no good, but itโs about getting this person out and getting them the care that they need. It boils back down to the fact that there is no price on a life. There just isnโt. And so we as a community and as a society, we canโt give up on each other.โ
