Ken Weld went to work in November as a paramedic for the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District.
Weld, a 1990 Sweet Home High School graduate, went to work in the fire service immediately after graduating. His former brother-in-law, who worked at Albany Fire Department, told him of an opportunity there.
Weld applied for and was hired as a resident volunteer in Albany. He took his EMT I and EMT II training at Linn-Benton Community…