Behind every firefighter who shows up for our communities is a team that made sure they were ready.
The training at the Honolulu Fire Department put in the hard work so our firefighters have the skills to do this job right. Hose line drills. Gear up. Teamwork, over and over, until it holds up on the worst day.
Mahalo to everyone who trains our firefighters. The best, for our communities.
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To every firefighter who went to work on the Olowalu fire: mahalo.
Saturday afternoon, with the wind already howling, a brush fire took off near Olowalu Village. Our brothers and sisters from Lahaina, Nāpili, Wailuku and Kahului answered the call.
When the sun went down, the crews stayed. They worked that fire all night, in the dark, in gusts over 60 mph, with embers glowing on the ground around them. On Sunday, with the helicopters held back by the wind, they held it from their engines and on foot.
No one on those crews asked for easier conditions. They took the wind, the smoke and the long hours they were given, and they went to work. Because of that work, the fire was 95% contained by Monday morning. Every home was still standing, and no one was hurt.
Three years after Lahaina, the smoke and the wind on that highway frightened a lot of our neighbors. Our crews went toward it.
To the firefighters in these photos, and to every one who was out there and isn’t pictured: we are proud of you. Blessed to have you.
This fire burned near the site of Olowalu’s planned fire station on Luawai Street. A station here is a goal of the West Maui Community Plan, and this community has worked for years to make it real. We are proud to stand with them. The station has room for five firefighters. Today’s plan is two a shift, and those positions are not yet funded. Olowalu needs a full company.
If this station matters to you, please take a minute to tell your Maui County Council members. A short, kind note of support goes a long way.
HFFA Local 1463, Hawaii Fire Fighters Association
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All hazards. All the time.
Fire. Flood. Ocean. Air. Day or night, on every island, Hawaii’s fire fighters answer the call.
And when the sirens are off, we are still here: at the schools, in the neighborhoods, with the keiki.
Here for our community. Always.
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