WEST SALEM, Ohio — Firefighters across Northeast Ohio are extending support to two area departments grieving the loss of two first responders killed in the line of duty, less than a week apart.
John Saunders, 41, of the Tri-Community Joint Fire Department, and Lieutenant Paul Mickolick, 43, of the Town and Country Fire District in West Salem, both died last week while serving their communities.
On Wednesday, April 16, firefighters responded to a burning home in Willard. The emergency quickly escalated when one of the first responders, Saunders, was found in the basement of the home. He was transported to Mercy Hospital, but was later pronounced dead…