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Oct 31 2023
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Hawaii Wildfire Police Footage
Maui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August. The video includes shots of officers rescuing 15 people from a coffee shop and taking a severely burned man to a hospital. Chief John Pelletier said Monday his department faced a deadline to release 20 hours of body camera footage in response to an open
The Northern Virginia Daily
Nov 28 2023
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Maui mayor proposes tax incentives to boost long-term housing for wildfire survivors
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui County mayor Richard Bissen moves forward with a plan to increase housing for wildfire survivors.
He submitted a bill Tuesday that would exempt owners of short-term vacation rentals from paying property taxes if they covert their units into long-term rentals.
This also applies to timeshares and non-owner-occupied homes.
But to make up for
Hawaii News Now
Jul 17 2023
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Firefighters make progress against large wildfire, smaller blazes in Southern California
Firefighters gained ground Monday against a large wildfire and three smaller blazes in the torrid interior of Southern California. The Rabbit Fire grew slightly overnight to more than 12 square miles but containment jumped to 35%, according to the Riverside County unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire, which broke out Friday afternoon about 65 miles
Fox News (Online News)
Jul 17 2023
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Another day of scorching heat to hit Southern California as crews battle wildfires
A fire crew takes a break from the 105-degree heat while putting out hot spots at the Rabbit fire on Sunday in Beaumont, Calif. Southern Californians can expect another day of scorching weather Monday as a heat wave continues to bear down on the region, bringing triple-digit temperatures and increased fire danger. Interior areas are forecast to reach between 100 and 108 degrees Monday, with
Los Angeles Times
Nov 28 2023
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Hawaii attorney general subpoenas multiple state departments amid Maui wildfire probe
Three Maui departments have been served subpoenas by Hawaii's attorney general. Three key Maui departments have been served subpoenas in order to move forward the Hawaii Attorney General's Office investigation into the deadly wildfires as critical facts are still needed. Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez subpoenaed the Maui Emergency Management Agency, the County of Maui Department of
ABC News (Online)
Nov 15 2023
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Stories from the front lines of the deadly Lahaina wildfire
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Months after the Lahaina fires, first responders are still shaken by a tragedy they know was out of their control, and they’re saddled with grief for those they couldn’t save. From the front lines come stories of heroism and regret, ingenuity against and defeat by the worst Mother Nature could throw at one town, and lessons learned for preparing for a more fire-prone era. It
KHON 2
Nov 30 2023
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Record number of people are fleeing California for Florida. Will DeSantis use it against Newsom?
Texas has long been the top landing spot in the United States for residents leaving California. Nevada and Arizona, two states that share a border with California, have also traditionally been among the top destinations. There’s suddenly a new contender attracting people fleeing California: Ron DeSantis’s Florida. New data from the census bureau show that more people left California for
The Sacramento Bee
Nov 19 2023
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Wildfire from interstate crash spreads rapidly over mountains
More than 190 North Carolina firefighters are battling to contain the Black Bear Fire that has spread to nearly 1,800 acres across mountain forests after being sparked by a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 40. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS)—National Forests in North Carolina confirmed in a Saturday evening update that the fire had burned through at least 1,790 acres and was zero percent
Newsweek
Nov 22 2023
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State Legislature working group urgently tackles wildfire prevention in Hawaiʻi
Wildfires have been a growing problem for decades throughout Hawaiʻi due to the significant change in large-scale land use and mounting impacts of climate change. But there was a lack of urgency by state and local government to take comprehensive action until Aug. 8, the day eight fires — including the catastrophic Lahaina blaze — burned simultaneously on Maui and the Big Island. Soon after
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