Monday, August 28, 2023

maui fire - interview of fire chief

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp34Ttnv3uQ

310 - did callbacks of offduty staff at midnight - didnt mention how
many people were called back - they run a 3 platoon system - 24 hours
on - 48 hours off

450 - crews didnt know where other crews were located

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public comments at yt

did it take 1 hour or 6 hours for fire to burn thru town

why wasnt town evacuated before the fire?

why didnt fire marshall work to reduce fire hazards in the town?

why hasnt the fire chief resigned?

what was the deal with the water supply? the fire chief said he didnt
know - but he didnt say if it ever happened before - (we know for a
fact that it happened in 1993 at the Oakland Hills Fire)

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imho - assuming that they had double staffing on duty - there was
probably little else that could have been done by the FD crews

imho - communities have to take a very hard look at the REAL threats
that they face - and stop listening to main stream media

iirc the FD only has 19 engines to cover the entire island - Lahaina
is just 1 small part of the island - in the Los Angeles area they
often throw 15 engines and 5 helicopters on the initial dispatch for a
brush fire

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