HomeMy WebLinkAbout20211027KFDDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 27, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Firefighters extinguish 40-acre brush fire in Anahola
ANAHOLA – Kaua‘i firefighters extinguished a 40-acre brush fire that broke out in Anahola
Tuesday afternoon.
No injuries were reported, and no structures were threatened.
Personnel with the Kaiakea fire station, Tender 1, Rescue 3, KFD Fire Prevention Bureau, and the
on-duty Battalion Chief responded to the incident.
At approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Kaua‘i firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire along the
makai side of Kuhio Highway near mile marker 12.
According to a preliminary report, crews arrived on scene and discovered fires burning in
multiple sections in a 40-acre area in Anahola. Multiple fire breaks that were recently cleared in the area
by the Kaua‘i Fire Department and the Department of Public Works assisted in controlling and managing
the fire.
Truck 8 was situated on the north side of the area to put out fires. Prevention 1 personnel
arrived shortly after to monitor the southern area. Truck 3 and Rescue 3 were stationed at the south
end to put out hotspots. After that, Prevention 1 in Truck 2 backburned the south end of the site with
Truck 3 and Rescue 3. Firefighters monitored for any embers jumping over fire breaks.
After a couple of hours, the fire was deemed under control. However, Truck 8 encountered a
new fire. Truck 8 and Engine 8 used approximately 1,900 gallons of water to extinguish that fire.
Firefighters remained at the site to monitor for hotspots and cleared the scene at 2:40 a.m.
The cause of the fire is undetermined.
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