VIDEO/PHOTOS: Running into burning buildings, fighting fires and responding to life-threatening medical calls isn’t for the faint of heart. But deciding you want to do all of this before you graduate high school is something few students would consider.
For Lydia Kendziorski, 17, the decision was second nature. Lydia knew public safety was the field she wanted to pursue from an early age. At first, she had her eyes set on law enforcement, following in her father Dave’s footsteps, and began taking classes at Delta College. It was at Delta she also began taking firefighter classes and changed that path. “Being able to take the step to actually do it, it’s a cool opportunity because a lot of people don’t know what they want to do until they’re older,” Lydia said. Dave Kendziorski, Lydia’s father and a current Saginaw Police Officer, has known his daughter always had an interest in the field.
