A Poughkeepsie firefighter went beyond the call of duty to save a man who went into cardiac arrest.

Fire officials say Lt. Paul Bucher was at a restaurant in Disney World when a man stopped breathing and his pulse stopped. Bucher raced to him to do a precordial thump and began chest compressions while medical officials were called.

By the time a defibrillator arrived, the man was breathing on his own and had regained his pulse.