Northeast Ohio first responders remember fallen Cleveland firefighter Johnny Tetrick

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – First responders from throughout Northeast Ohio gathered in Cleveland on Saturday to honor the life and legacy of fallen firefighter Johnny Tetrick.

Tetrick, a 27-year veteran for the Cleveland Division of Hearth, died in a hit-and-run crash on Nov. 19.

Hearth corporations from Akron, Painesville, Mentor and Cleveland, amongst different areas had been in attendance for the Nov. 26 funeral.

In the meantime, 160 firefighters volunteered to cowl all shifts in the course of the funeral to permit firefighters to grieve their fallen brother.

Cleveland firefighter Shane Patton, heartbroken over the loss, remembered Tetrick as a constructive individual to be round.

Patton advised 19 Information he knew Tetrick was motivated by his ardour to avoid wasting lives.

“Bought alongside nice each time we noticed Johnny, he was in an excellent temper it was good to have him in firm once we needed to work additional time,” Patton mentioned.

An outpour of affection and assist not solely from first responders but additionally members of the neighborhood.

Retired Euclid fireplace chief Tom Cosgriff says there’s a much bigger lesson rising from this tragedy.

“Properly I suppose the principle factor I might say is to decelerate once you see emergency automobiles along side the highway you recognize folks drive loopy,” Cosgriff mentioned.

“Whenever you see someone pulled over to the facet utilizing vans to dam the scene you need to decelerate.”

Each firefighter in attendance, together with Mentor Deputy Hearth Chief Robert Evans, need nothing however therapeutic and hope for Tetrick’s household.

“He was doing what he cherished to do and from what I’ve seen from his household chatting with the information that they’re very conscious of the assist they’ve gotten,” Evans mentioned.

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