Whenever they get a call during their weekend night shift, Jon Washko lets his son drive the ambulance.

The siren and flashing lights always captured the attention of a toddling David Washko, and now, the 20-year-old sits behind the wheel with his dad in the passenger seat.

Growing up, David idolized his EMT father’s commitment to saving lives despite the ways it distanced them, as the job’s awkward and unpredictable schedule ate up much of the time they would have spent with each other.