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THE COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 3, 2020
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Firefighters extinguish two brush fires in Anahola on Friday
ANAHOLA – Kaua‘i firefighters extinguished two brush fires that broke out in Anahola on
Friday evening.
No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened.
At approximately 7:20 p.m. on Friday, personnel from the Kaiākea and Kapa‘a fire
stations, Rescue 3, Air 1, the Kaua‘i Police Department, and the on-duty Battalion Chief were
dispatched to two brush fires east of the Anahola solar farms near Kūhiō Highway. Crews
cleared the scene at approximately 7:40 p.m.
KPD closed Kūhiō Highway near the vicinity of the Anahola solar farms for
approximately 30 minutes.
The cause of the two fires that burned two acres is not yet known and remains under
investigation.
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