{"id":2003263,"date":"2023-08-17T02:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T06:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-defend-not-sounding-sirens-for-maui-wildfires-as-death-toll-climbs-to-110\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T02:12:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T06:12:47","slug":"officials-defend-not-sounding-sirens-for-maui-wildfires-as-death-toll-climbs-to-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-defend-not-sounding-sirens-for-maui-wildfires-as-death-toll-climbs-to-110\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials justify not activating sirens during Maui wildfires as death toll reaches 110."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fofficials-defend-not-sounding-sirens-for-maui-wildfires-as-death-toll-climbs-to-110%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=2003263&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--><h2>A Week After Devastating Wildfires, Maui Begins to Rebuild<\/h2>\n<p>It has been a week since wildfires tore through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-wildfire-death-toll-hits-80-as-questions-raised-over-warnings\/\" title=\"Maui wildfire claims 80 lives, concerns arise about warnings.\">historic resort town<\/a> of Lahaina on \u200bMaui, leaving destruction and tragedy in\u2062 their wake. The fires, which began\u200c on \u200bAugust 8, have been the deadliest in the country in over\u2062 a century.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the devastation, there is a glimmer of hope as public schools have started reopening and \u200ctraffic is \u2062flowing once\u200b again on a key road. The community is slowly \u2063beginning to \u200drebuild and recover.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We were afraid that people would have gone mauka. If that was the case then \u200dthey would have gone into the fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, questions \u2064have\u200c been raised about the lack of warning\u2062 sirens \u2062used to alert residents of the fire danger. The island&#8217;s emergency agency chief, Herman Andaya,\u2064 defended the decision, stating that the sirens are typically reserved for tsunami warnings and had never been used \u2064for wildfires before.<\/p>\n<p>Andaya explained that sounding the sirens \u200ccould have led residents to move towards the approaching flames, putting them in even greater danger. Instead, authorities relied on text messages, \u2064TV and radio broadcasts, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> to alert the community.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately,\u200b widespread power and cellular outages hindered\u200d the reach of these alerts, leaving many residents unaware of the imminent danger. Survivors reported \u200ba lack of radio reports as\u2063 the fires engulfed the town.<\/p>\n<p>The decision \u2063not to sound the sirens has sparked \u200bcontroversy, with the governor ordering a thorough evaluation of the emergency response. The assessment aims to learn from the tragedy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-defend-not-sounding-sirens-for-maui-wildfires-as-death-toll-climbs-to-110\/\" title=\"Officials justify not activating sirens during Maui wildfires as death toll reaches 110.\">improve future safety measures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Schools Begin Reopening<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the challenges,\u200b progress is being made. At least three schools in Lahaina \u2063have survived \u200cthe wildfires and are being assessed\u2064 for safety. Once deemed safe, these schools will open \u200dtheir doors to displaced students.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawaii Department of Education is providing\u200b support services such as meals and counseling for affected\u200b students. The recovery effort is still in its\u200d early stages, but the community remains resilient.<\/p>\n<h3>Moratorium on Land Transactions<\/h3>\n<p>In an effort to protect \u2063affected residents, the governor has implemented a moratorium on land transactions in the Lahaina region. This measure aims to prevent \u200cany exploitation or land grabs in the aftermath of the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands \u200dof displaced residents are currently staying in shelters, hotels, or with friends. The power company has restored \u2062electricity to many customers, but\u2064 some homes and businesses still remain without power.<\/p>\n<h3>FEMA Opens Recovery Center<\/h3>\n<p>The Federal \u200dEmergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened its \u2064first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ky-gov-warns-of-incoming-rain-during-historic-flooding\/\" title=\"Ky. Gov. warns of incoming rain during historic flooding\">disaster recovery center<\/a>\u2062 on\u2062 Maui. This center will provide residents with information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checkers-vp-harris-definitely-didnt-say-what-you-heard-her-say-with-your-own-ears\/\" title=\"Fact Checkers: VP Harris Definitely Didn't Say What You Heard Her Say With Your Own Ears\">federal disaster assistance<\/a> and connect them with necessary resources.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will accompany President \u200dJoe Biden during \u2063his\u2062 visit \u2064to the \u200disland to survey the damage\u200b and meet with survivors. Those affected by the wildfires can apply for assistance \u200dthrough the FEMA website or by\u200b calling 1-800-621-FEMA.<\/p>\n<h3>Search and\u2062 Recovery Efforts Continue<\/h3>\n<p>Search and recovery teams, including cadaver dogs, have been working tirelessly to search \u200bthrough the\u200c burn area. Despite the\u2063 challenging terrain and heat, these teams are determined to bring\u200c closure to families who have lost loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200bthe community begins to rebuild and recover, there \u200dis a sense of resilience and hope. Maui\u200d will rise from the ashes, stronger \u200dthan ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week after the deadly Maui wildfires, Lahaina&#8217;s historic resort town is slowly recovering. Public schools have reopened and traffic is returning to normal on a key road. These wildfires, the deadliest in over a century, claimed the lives of at least 110 people. The island&#8217;s emergency agency continues to assess the damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":2003264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}