#Maui county department of fire and public safety

The public is invited to attend two events focused on Community Wildfire and Urban Interface Awareness. The events will be hosted by the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety, presented in collaboration with the International Association of Fire Fighters and the Wildfire Conservancy.

As part of Fire Prevention Week, Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety is reminding residents to install and regularly test smoke alarms as a precaution as undetected fires.

Governor Josh Green, M.D., has proclaimed the week of Oct. 6-12, 2024 as “Fire Prevention Week” in the state of Hawai‘i. This year’s theme is “Smoke Alarms: Make them work for you!”

Sparks from a broken overhead power line ignited unmaintained vegetation off of Lahainaluna Road on the morning of Aug. 8, 2023, and that led to a chain of events that leveled Lahaina town and killed at least 102 people, according to an official origin-and-cause report released Wednesday. The fire’s cause was officially determined to be “accidental.”

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation notifies the public that a training exercise will be conducted at the Kahului Airport from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 20. The Kahului Airport Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighters will conduct an emergency training exercise that tests the response to a simulated aircraft incident on a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. The exercise is a requirement by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Maui Fire Captain Lee Mainaga was promoted to the rank of Fire Services Chief in a ceremony held on Monday at the Kahului Fire Station. Mainaga, a 20 year veteran of the department, joined the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety on March 16, 1990.  FS Chief Mainaga has served in various capacities […]

There are three public fireworks displays planned in Maui County for New Year’s Eve. All three displays begin at 12:00 midnight on New Year’s Eve will be at the following locations: Hana – below Fagan’s Cross Kihei – barge offshore fronting the Grand Wailea Hotel Lanai – Manele Bay Hotel Firework permits are available until […]

There are three public fireworks displays planned in Maui County for New Year’s Eve.  All three displays begin at 12:00 midnight on New Year’s Eve will be at the following locations: Hana – below Fagan’s Cross Kihei – barge offshore fronting the Grand Wailea Hotel Lanai – Manele Bay Hotel Firework permits are available until […]

A six-acre brush fire in Olinda Friday is being attributed to a downed power line.  The incident was reported at 12:27 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2009.  County officials say a large tree limb fell onto a power line, which then ignited grass along an access road in the area. Strong, swirling winds, then pushed […]

Businesses on Molokai are taking extra steps to conserve water as tank repairs continue. In an effort to avoid unnecessary water use, Molokai Pizza Café manager Regan DeGeorge says the business turned off its ice cream machine and is using paper products to reduce water use for washing dishes. Residents of Kalae and Kaunakakai on […]