#Firebreak
Judge approves agreement that stops cutting of live trees on wetlands parcel in Kīhei
Work on the parcel originally started to clear a firebreak following concerned neighbor complaints, but a conservation group says it’s gone far beyond that and put wildlife habitat at risk.
Haleakalā Crater Road fire update: How incident command and situational awareness have evolved since Maui’s wildfires last August
Firefighters battling the Haleakalā Crater Road fire have been challenged by difficult terrain, lava fields on the mauka side of the fire, soft soil when cutting firebreaks, swirling winds and low humidity. Maui fire officials note that while each fire is different, they have identified new technologies and organization that have helped to keep agencies better connected.
Firebreak in Hanapēpē Installed to Protect 47 DHHL Homes
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands recently completed an extensive landscaping project in Hanapēpē, Kaua‘i that included the installation of a firebreak to protect 47 homes on Hawaiian Home Lands.
Olowalu and Spreckelsville fires 90% contained
(Posted by Wendy Osher, Update 5:40 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2010) Firefighters gained 90% containment on both the Olowalu and Spreckelsville brush fires on Maui this afternoon (Friday, May 7, 2010). The West Maui fire that began Monday afternoon in Ukumehame and later progressed to Olowalu, burned a total of 1,100 acres. Fire crews will […]
