Firefighter Fatality

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:

Name: Duane Ibarra

Rank: Firefighter III
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 20
Date of Incident: 01/18/2012
Time of Incident: 1822hrs
Date of Death: 01/18/2012

Fire Department: Maui County Department of Fire and Public  Safety

Address: 200 Dairy RD, Kahului, HI 96732
Fire Department Chief: Jeffrey Murray

Incident Description: Firefighter Ibarra was found unresponsive in the fire station workout room at 1822hrs. Efforts to revive Ibarra by his co-workers were unsuccessful.

Incident Location: Pending

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter III Duane Ibarra at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, six firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2012. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm