Manchester First Responders Finish Shoveling Roof After Man Suffers Heart Attack, Dies

A heartbreaking story has a heartwarming ending.

Tragedy struck a Manchester family on Tuesday when Miroslaw Dobrowski, 57, suffered a heart attack while shoveling snow off the roof of his Scott Drive home.

Despite the best efforts of the first responders, Dobrowski later died at the hospital.

A few hours later, numerous first responders were spotted at the home finishing the job and shoveling off the roof.

“This was a tragic event in that a homeowner died trying to prevent damage to his home from a relentless winter season,” Manchester Fire Chief David Billings said in an email to Patch.com. “Our first responders, including two fire departments and Manchester Police officers, made a valiant effort to save this gentlemen but ultimately were not able to.”

Billings said that the crew was concerned about the remaining family members and “felt that they needed to do something.”

“This is quite common for our personnel,” he said. “They are caring and compassionate. They are driven to get the best possible outcome for every bad situation. Our responders consistently go above and beyond the usual standards of customer service. The citizens of Manchester deserve no less than our maximum effort.”

Ryan Bilodeau, of the Manchester Fire Department, told WFSB 3 that this is the reason he got into the field in the first place.

“None of us do it for the money,” Bilodeau told WFSB 3. “It’s all about serving people in the best capacity that we can and I love doing this job.”

Image via WFSB 3