ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It had already been a busy night for Davin Eshelman and Julie Purick. So busy, the two medics had to welcome in 2024 at a local hospital. The new year, however, was about to snap from hectic to tragic. While stationed down the road from Rochester's Kodak Center, the duo was catching up on paperwork as a New Year's Eve concert let out when a burst of scanner noise filled their AMR ambulance. “All we heard was screaming from Rochester police,” Eshelman said. They arrived on scene moments later. “It was chaos... chaos and fire is what we were met with,” Eshelman recalled. A man had taken an SUV loaded with gas canisters filled with gasoline and drove it towards the crowd, but instead hit an Uber killing its two passengers, Josh Orr and Justina Hughes, and a pedestrian, Dawn Revette. The impact injured others and sent up torrent of flames. “We're trained to kind of shut off the human emotions in that moment so we can prioritize what do I need to do but seeing people laying there and seeing people you want to help and just not being able to is one of the hardest things and there's a guilt that hangs over you, could I have, should I have done more,” Purick said. The two split up and Purick tended to someone one fire putting herself directly next to a burning vehicle. “I could feel the heat, I could feel myself burning, every breath was hot, but I was so focused on what need to be done and getting that person away that I didn't get my way soon enough,” Purck said. Purick would spend days in the ICU being treated for respiratory injuries. “I don't know if I'll ever be back to where I was, but I can do my job and I can live my life and that's what's important,” she said. Both Purick and Eshelman were eventually contacted by Justina Hughes' mother, Carrie Roach, who had been helping to connect those involved in the tragedy. That group has been meeting and talking ever since. “Everything about this has been positive,” Eshelman said. “Unfortunately, it took a tragedy to do it. Hearing all the wonderful stories from everybody... at first, I was hesitant when Carrie reached out only because this is a new concept for me, meeting the families, meeting the victims, but I'm glad I did.” Back on the job, Purick and Eshelman are busy once again, handling multiple cases a day, knowing there will always be one that stands out from the rest.