By Marcia Heroux Pounds
Sun-Sentinel
LAKE WORTH, Fla. — A ride-along with fire-rescue as a student convinced Al Ugalde he was on the right career path.
“A little girl was not breathing. We transported her to the hospital. I was using a mask with a bag, and each squeeze of the bag was a breath for her. That little girl changed my life, to have such an impact on someone’s life,” said Ugalde, who later became a paramedic-firefighter.
Ugalde went to Palm Beach State College to take paramedic training, and then firefighter school. Those are decisions he does not regret. “I fell in love with it,” said Ugalde, 42.
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