Duane Kanoelehua Ibarra

Firefighter Ibarra was on-duty as the Fire Apparatus Operator at the Makawao Fire Station. At 1401hrs, Firefighter Ibarra and his crew responded to a report of a structure fire just a few houses from Firefighter Ibarra’s home. Law enforcement officers arrived at the scene first and discovered and controlled a cooking fire. Firefighter Ibarra and his crew utilized equipment to remove smoke from the home and returned to service. At approximately 1530hrs, Firefighter Ibarra entered the station’s physical fitness area to work out. Another firefighter spoke with Firefighter Ibarra at approximately 1600hrs. At approximately 1820hrs, Firefighter Ibarra was discovered face down and unresponsive in the physical fitness area. Firefighters began to provide emergency medical care to Firefighter Ibarra but discontinued their efforts when it became clear that Firefighter Ibarra had been down for some time. His death was caused by a heart attack. For additional information regarding this incident, please refer to NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program report F2012-03 (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face201203.pdf)