“Beyond the Funeral: How Tunnel to Towers Holds Families Together”

David Alemian sits down with John Huvane—21-year NYPD veteran and now VP of First Responder Engagement at Tunnel to Towers—to unpack the Foundation’s rapid response to the June 29, 2025 ambush in Idaho. Huvane details how Tunnel to Towers immediately engaged local leaders and families, committed to paying off the mortgages for Battalion Chiefs Frank Harwood and John Morrison, and continues to support injured firefighter Dave Tisdale. Beyond mortgage relief, the conversation dives into mental-health services, emergency home repairs, and the long-term community the Foundation builds for surviving families. Huvane also makes a blunt policy case: municipalities should insure and protect first-responder families before tragedy strikes.HighlightsTunnel to Towers will eliminate the mortgage burden for the Harwood and Morrison families—so children aren’t uprooted from schools, doctors, and community during their hardest hour.Families receive ongoing wraparound care: counseling at no cost, financial planning (no products sold), emergency home repairs, and connection to a survivor community.The Foundation’s impact is scaling: 200+ mortgages paid off this year, plus 60 smart homes built with accessibility tech that restores independence for catastrophically injured heroes.Huvane’s challenge to policymakers: create guaranteed, municipality-funded life insurance for police, fire, and EMS—improving recruitment, retention, and morale while preventing financial devastation.Notable Quote“We should not exist. The federal and local governments should do everything and anything for the survivors.” — John HuvaneFollow the David Alemian Show on WSNtv. YouTube: Youtube.com/@WeServeNetwork Vimeo: Vimeo.com/wsntv Facebook: Facebook.com/WeServeTv Website: Weservenetwork.org Spotify: Tiny.cc/WSNtv Also available on Roku.