VIDEO: David Baston was working at The Jayhawk Club in Lawrence, Kansas, when he began to feel ill on Feb. 28.
A co-worker hopped in a car with him, and the two headed for Lawrence Memorial Hospital (LMH).
However, Baston said he had a gut feeling he needed medical assistance immediately, so they veered off the path to the hospital and pulled into Fire Station No. 5 in central Lawrence. "I came in this door right here and told the receptionist that I think I was having a heart attack," Baston said.
Baston said he took a seat.
"I had no idea I was going to die right there in that chair there," he said.
Firefighter paramedic Jacob Gardner was working on Feb. 28. He said it was a typical day; the crew was cooking breakfast together and about to eat when someone alerted them of a cardiac arrest in the lobby.