#National Fire Protection Association
Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization hosts free webinar on the national wildfire-insurance crisis
Five organizations will host a free open webinar to address a national insurance crisis, triggered by wildfires across the US over the last 8 to 5 years.
US Senate passes resolution marking ‘National Wildfire Preparedness Month’
The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday — introduced by US Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaiʻi and John Barrasso of Wyoming to designate May as “National Wildfire Preparedness Month.” The resolution aims to increase public awareness and preparedness in response to the increasing scale, complexity, and severity of wildfires across the country. In August […]
Residents encouraged to take action on annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Residents are encouraged to take steps to reduce wildfire risks around their homes and neighborhoods, as part of the annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on Saturday.
Firewise community hazard assessment completed for Villages of Leialiʻi
In an effort to protect their community from the threat of wildfires, homesteaders with residential lots at the Villages of Leialiʻi in Lahaina have completed a community hazard assessment with the Hawaiʻ Wildlife Management Organization.
Gov. Green proclaims Fire Prevention Week statewide
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!”
EPA processing hundreds of thousands of lithium-ion batteries from Maui fires for recycling in Nevada
The US Environmental Protection Agency is nearing the end of processing hundreds of thousands of lithium-ion batteries from burned electric/hybrid vehicles and solar battery energy storage systems from the Maui wildfires and shipping them to Nevada for recycling.