Brush fire in Makaha sends smoke into the air near elementary school

VIDEO: A fire on the west side sent smoke into the sky Wednesday afternoon. Honolulu Fire Department labeled the incident a wildland fire and sent crews to the scene to initiate fire attacks from land and in the air. According to HFD media, the brush-fire was taking place behind Makaha Elementary School. While they did label it a ‘slow-moving brush fire,’ no evacuations or road closures have been put in place.
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3 separate brush fires, a condo fire keep Maui firefighters busy

Maui firefighters had their hands full in recent days, dealing with three separate brush fires, and a condo fire. One of the fires lasted several days. The first fire reported ignited on May 5 in the fallow ag lands near the Maui Veteran’s Highway. Crews have been working the scene since then and declared it fully extinguished Tuesday night around 7 p.m. On Wednesday, MFD said they were called to two separate fires in the Piihana Farms area in Wailuku. The first call came in just after 10:10 a.m. Crews arrived on scene and had it extinguished by 12:55 p.m. MFD said about an acre of brush burned along with an abandoned vehicle. A second fire was reported in a different area around 1:10 p.m. Flames there were put out around 3:25 p.m. Another abandoned vehicle was involved along with brush. Both fires didn’t threaten any structures.
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30 acres of fallow agricultural land burned along Maui Veterans Highway

An estimated 30 acres of fallow agricultural land burned along the Maui Veterans Highway on Sunday afternoon. The fire was reported at 2:12 p.m. on May 5, 2024 along the highway, near mile 5. Crews arrived on scene to find multiple areas of brush on fire along the southeast side of the highway. Crews began working to get ahead of and contain the fire and called in for support from Air 1 with water drops in the least accessible areas. Once the fire was contained, crews continued to work on improving the containment and extinguishing hot spots. The fire was declared 100% contained at 6:49 p.m. Crews monitored the area overnight and continued mop-up and extinguishment after daybreak the next day. This activity was expected to continue throughout the day.
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