Aspiring Allen firefighter saved by paramedics after going into cardiac arrest

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18-year-old Jakob Perez was completing an agility demonstration at Allen’s Central Fire Station when he suddenly collapsed.

An aspiring firefighter is fighting for his life after suddenly going into cardiac arrest.His family credits the quick actions of the paramedics with saving his life.At just 18 years old, Jakob Perez knew he wanted to help people. "He’s just really big into helping his community, and he’s always had this thing about being a hero," Crystal Hall, his sister, said.Perez, whom his family calls JJ, believed the best way to do both was to become a firefighter.

The two paramedics next to him sprang into action and quickly realized this was something serious. "We later found out that he had a, I think they called it a 'sudden cardiac death,' so he was actually gone before he ever hit the ground," said Hall.The paramedics performed life-saving measures, and Perez’s pulse came back by the time he was at the hospital. "They performed all the advanced procedures on the stairwell to the tower.

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