{"id":1999032,"date":"2023-08-12T20:59:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T00:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mauis-emergency-sirens-failed-to-alert-residents\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T21:01:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T01:01:03","slug":"mauis-emergency-sirens-failed-to-alert-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mauis-emergency-sirens-failed-to-alert-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui&#8217;s sirens failed to warn residents."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmauis-emergency-sirens-failed-to-alert-residents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burned cars,\u2064 destroyed buildings and homes are pictured in the aftermath of\u200c a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. (Photo\u2064 by PAULA RAMON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roy Francis<\/a><br \/>5:51 \u2064PM \u2013 Saturday, August 12, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mauis-emergency-sirens-failed-to-alert-residents\/\" title=\"Maui's sirens failed to warn residents.\">devastating wildfire approached residential areas<\/a> on Maui, the Island\u2019s \u2064emergency sirens \u2062failed to go off according to the Hawaii\u200b Emergency Services Administration \u200c(HI-EMA).<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, HI-EMA \u2062confirmed that \u2064the sirens that it tests every month in case of \u200da crisis, had never sounded as the flames approached the residential areas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNeither Maui nor HI-EMA activated warning sirens on Maui during the wildfire incident,\u201d the \u200cagency said in a statement. \u201cThe\u2064 sirens are \u2063used to alert the public to seek additional information; they\u200c do not necessarily indicate\u2063 an \u200devacuation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many of the survivors\u200d said that they did not\u200c realize the danger\u200b they were in until they saw the fires themselves or\u200c heard\u200b explosions going off nearby.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere \u2064was no warning. There was absolutely none. Nobody came around. We didn\u2019t see a\u2062 fire truck or anybody,\u201d\u2064 Lynn Robinson, a survivor who \u200blost her home, said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Governor Josh Green (D-HAWAII) said that it\u2064 is not clear why the sirens had never\u2064 sounded.\u2062 He did confirm \u2063however, that the fires had destroyed \u200dmost of the emergency equipment in the area.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newly released video footage of the fire damage to Maui. <\/p>\n<p>I lived in Hawaii for \u2063years, and there was NEVER a fire on the islands. <\/p>\n<p>How do you think\u200b these fires started? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ar4psROOXs\">pic.twitter.com\/ar4psROOXs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leslibless\/status\/1690403973167980544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As of Saturday, officials \u2062have confirmed 80 deaths as a result of the fires. Maui\u200b County Mayor Richard Bissen said that the death toll could still go up however.<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,000 \u200cpeople\u2063 are also still feared missing in \u200bthe fires \u2063as the search continues.<\/p>\n<p>Six fires are currently \u2064still burning in Maui and \u200cthe Big Island. The Lahania fire is 85% \u200dcontained according to\u200d officials on\u2062 the island. However, around 2,200 buildings were\u2064 damaged or destroyed as of Friday, with around 2,170 acres being burned.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal\u2062 Emergency Management Agency and the Pacific Disaster also\u200b estimate that\u2063 around \u200d4,500 people will be in need of shelter as \u200ca result of the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s office said that the \u2064fires are likely to be\u2063 the largest\u2063 natural disaster in history of the islands.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also\u200d estimated that \u2063rebuild efforts will cost around\u2063 $5.5 billion. <\/p>\n<p>A federal \u2062disaster\u200b declaration for the islands was issued by President Joe Biden on \u200bThursday, and \u2063the residents are currently under strict curfew\u200d from 10:00 P.M.\u2064 until\u2063 6:00 A.M.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Since being\u200b removed from the Fox\u200d News lineup, Tucker Carlson has held\u2064 bombshell interviews that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-country-artist-takes-jab-at-tucker-carlson-but-shes-not-the-one-getting-the-last-laugh\/\" title=\"Country singer criticizes Tucker Carlson, but doesn't have the final say.\">driven news cycles<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>David \u200bWeiss becomes Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, while Sam\u2064 Bankman-Fried trades his mom\u2019s basement\u2064 for a \u200cjail cell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>With less than two weeks \u2064before the first \u2063GOP Presidential debate, media \u200dand political strategist\u2063 Adam\u2063 Weiss says it would be beneficial for Trump not\u200c to participate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>The lack of answers from \u2064the\u200d Biden Administration continues to cause frustration from families who lost\u2064 loved ones during the \u2062U.S. \u2062withdrawal from Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>NEW YORK\u200c (Reuters) \u2013 Australia-listed investment firm \u2062GQG Partners added more shares of Nvidia Corp in \u2064the second quarter, ending June with\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Daniel Trotta EL CAJON, California (Reuters) \u2013 California firefighters are using artificial intelligence to help \u2062spot wildfires, feeding video from more\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>(Reuters) \u2013 \u200cThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission \u200d(SEC) has delayed \u200ca decision\u2064 on \u200bwhether to approve Cathie Wood-led Ark \u200dInvestment Management\u2019s\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u200d-A U.S. cyber\u2063 safety body\u2063 will\u2063 review issues relating to cloud-based\u200c identity and authentication infrastructure that will include an assessment\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023, images show burned cars, destroyed buildings, and homes. Despite the approaching devastation, Maui&#8217;s emergency sirens failed to sound, according to OAN&#8217;s Roy Francis at 5:51 PM on Saturday, August 12, 2023. 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