AlobarapMaui wildfire death toll hits 67 as questions raised over warnings
JimThe island includes emergency sirens intended to warn of natural disasters and other threats, but they did not appear to have sounded during the fire.
Holy shit. This is just tragic. Who knows how many lives could have been saved if they’d had a proper warning?
AtrabiliousaurusFrom the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency website
Hawaiʻi has the largest single integrated Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety in the world. The all-hazard siren system can be used for a variety of both natural and human-caused events; including tsunamis, hurricanes, dam breaches, flooding, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, terrorist threats, hazardous material incidents, and more.
They test them here every month too. Shameful they didn’t sound them when needed the most.
