VIDEO: Three years ago, a massive snow storm in Buffalo claimed the lives of forty seven people when first responders couldn’t reach them. One local man is now turning that tragedy, into change. “Every obstacle is an opportunity, and this obstacle that we’ve met for so many years, where we’ve lost so many innocent lives, led to, unfortunately, an opportunity where we can make a change in the future,” 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.
“I’ve been a volunteer firefighter for many, many years and I can tell you that when it comes to rescue resources, there’s no resource that’s off the table,” Tuller added. “For a volunteer rescuer, we have done heavy lift assists where we’ve had to cut a wall away just to get someone out of the house. Obviously the house is no good, but it’s 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 isn’t. And so we as a community and as a society, we can’t give up on each other.”