Donald Eugene Ward

Firefighter Ward reported for duty for a 12-hour overtime shift on March 12, 2004. He was assigned to a heavy rescue company and ran 7 emergency calls during the shift, including a working structure fire. Prior to going off-duty at 0800hrs on March 13, 2004, Firefighter Ward told other firefighters that he was not feeling well. During the rest of that day, Firefighter Ward told several others that he was not feeling well. On March 14, 2004, at approximately 0830hrs, Firefighter Wards wife discovered him at the construction site of their new home. Firefighter Ward was gravely ill and was transported to the hospital. He was pronounced dead at 0937hrs. The cause of death was listed as hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.