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Two firefighters are being recognized for an outstanding job while off-duty, as they worked together to resuscitate a man who had suffered a heart attack during the New England Patriots game Sunday night.Needham Firefighter Mark McCullough said he saw police officers running about 10 minutes before the Patriots kicked off against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. He then saw a man on the ground and ran over to help himself.”Seeing them kind of in that panic mode kind of puts us a little bit on edge, so we kind of looked over and said: ‘Oh, they need a little bit of help, too,’ so we kind of jumped in and helped them,” McCullough said.McCullough began performing CPR on the man and was joined by a total stranger, who also began performing CPR on the victim. That stranger just happened to be Johnston Firefighter Anthony Colella.”He started breathing on his own. His color got a lot better,” Colella said. “I had explained to him: ‘Sir, my name is Anthony. I’m a firefighter.'””We did not know each other until last night,” McCullough said of Colella. “Now, I guess it’s a friendship.””It was a proud moment,” Colella said. “They say right place, right time. It’s not every day that we do this job, whether at work or out and about, where you perform CPR on somebody and a few minutes later, they’re talking to you.””We just happened to be in the right spot at the right time,” McCullough said.The new friendship between Colella and McCullough is born from a brotherhood of like-minded people who refuse to call themselves heroes, even when they are.”No, I can’t do it,” McCullough said before having a good laugh.”Some day, I hope that the gentleman, we can shake his hand and see that he’s doing OK,” Colella said.
Two firefighters are being recognized for an outstanding job while off-duty, as they worked together to resuscitate a man who had suffered a heart attack during the New England Patriots game Sunday night.
Needham Firefighter Mark McCullough said he saw police officers running about 10 minutes before the Patriots kicked off against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. He then saw a man on the ground and ran over to help himself.
“Seeing them kind of in that panic mode kind of puts us a little bit on edge, so we kind of looked over and said: ‘Oh, they need a little bit of help, too,’ so we kind of jumped in and helped them,” McCullough said.
McCullough began performing CPR on the man and was joined by a total stranger, who also began performing CPR on the victim. That stranger just happened to be Johnston Firefighter Anthony Colella.
“He started breathing on his own. His color got a lot better,” Colella said. “I had explained to him: ‘Sir, my name is Anthony. I’m a firefighter.'”
“We did not know each other until last night,” McCullough said of Colella. “Now, I guess it’s a friendship.”
“It was a proud moment,” Colella said. “They say right place, right time. It’s not every day that we do this job, whether at work or out and about, where you perform CPR on somebody and a few minutes later, they’re talking to you.”
“We just happened to be in the right spot at the right time,” McCullough said.
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The new friendship between Colella and McCullough is born from a brotherhood of like-minded people who refuse to call themselves heroes, even when they are.
“No, I can’t do it,” McCullough said before having a good laugh.
“Some day, I hope that the gentleman, we can shake his hand and see that he’s doing OK,” Colella said.
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