ATLANTA — A lieutenant with Atlanta Fire Rescue is usually the one doing the rescuing, but today he thanked the crew who rescued him.
Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen was at the Shepherd Center in Buckhead where he met the team of fellow firefighters who saved the lieutenant’s life.
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It was a reunion of sorts outside the Shepherd Center Thursday.
Atlanta Fire Rescue Lieutenant Mark Quick had met a group of DeKalb County firefighters once before.
“Oh! I would say it’s kind of surreal,” Quick said.
He doesn’t remember much about the night of Jan. 15 along Snapfinger Road. He was off duty and drove up on a really bad car wreck.
He immediately jumped out to help but was hit by a passing vehicle. Moments later the DeKalb firefighters arrived.
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“They saw him before I did. They saw his injuries raw,” Quick’s wife Anita said.
Including a spinal injury, broken ribs, shattered jaw, and a fractured voice box.
After a few weeks at Grady Hospital, Quick transferred to Shepherd.
Nearly three months after the accident he’s about to graduate from rehab, and he wanted to see his rescuers again.
“To me and the rest of my crew, it means a lot. Not only was the end result good, but he’s doing so well.” DeKalb County Fire Captain Zach Brown said.
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Many have called Quick a hero over the course of his career. Now, this hero has some of his own.
“You guys to me are real heroes. Please know that you guys did such a wonderful job. Thank you for returning me to my family,” Quick said.
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