The Maui Fire Department will conduct a single day live fire wildland training exercise on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The training will take place on a parcel of Mahi Pono land just south of Haleakala Highway and west of Keahua Road, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This is an extension of the training conducted last month.
During the training Maui residents can expect to possibly see smoke and flames from Haleakala Highway, residential areas in Pukalani and Kula, as well as from Kahului and Wailuku. There may be some smoke, or the smell of smoke along Pulehu Road, as far as Maui Veterans Highway.
The exercise provides Maui fire fighters with an opportunity to train in realistic conditions to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season.