Some Maui residents are questioning the effectiveness of the emergency warning system employed as the wildfires spread rapidly across Lahaina and other parts on Tuesday. Hawaii’s attorney general is leading a review of the emergency response.
There’s a reason it did. Those fires were propelled by incredibly fast winds, and spread much faster than emergency services anticipated. It basically jumped 70 miles over the course of an hour.
Yea based on what I read I don’t think they had a clear emergency script for fires of this magnitude. Their sirens are configured for tsunami/earthquake and hurricane emergencies. And from what I’m reading they chose to send out communication through cell phones.
There’s a reason it did. Those fires were propelled by incredibly fast winds, and spread much faster than emergency services anticipated. It basically jumped 70 miles over the course of an hour.
How many hours does it take the emergency system to kick on?
In this case, at least one.
Yea based on what I read I don’t think they had a clear emergency script for fires of this magnitude. Their sirens are configured for tsunami/earthquake and hurricane emergencies. And from what I’m reading they chose to send out communication through cell phones.