Call of Duty
Concord dispatcher Terry Gardner thought he’d spend his off-day watching Bruins practice at Ristuccia Arena, but he ended up helping save a man’s life.
The way it normally works, another sentence would have been said before Terry Gardner got involved. But this wasn’t a normal workday. In fact, it wasn’t a workday at all. So when the Concord Police dispatcher heard “Somebody call 911,” he forgot about the action on the ice and immediately ran to the back of the bleachers to see what he could do. “When you’re called and have to respond there’s kind of that second to collect your thoughts; it’s kind of different to be on the spot like that,” Gardner said. “I’m pleasantly surprised I didn’t freeze. Once you’re in there, the training takes over and you kind of zone out.” It was Thursday, Jan. 17. Gardner and a few friends were Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington to watch the Boston Bruins tuning …
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Jane Martin
6:10 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Posted this to the Bruins Facebook page - hope others will "like" the post and the Bruins will respond. "Hope there are some plans underway to provide Terry Gardner and all of the first responders, at today's practice incident, with some Bruins tickets. They did a great job and as always put others first!" http://concord.patch.com/articles/seconds-really-count-as-man-saved-inside-ristuccia-… more ›