Loading ...I remember that missile alert but wasn’t clear in what reasons that caused it. This is worse than a error with caution or what ever happened with that. It did bring to mind that they didn’t have a plan for that or shelters with filter systems either being on a island. They could also use them fir fires.
If they knew about the winds and the fire was on the other side of the mountain from what I hear they should have warned people to be on alert and have a grab bag ready their pets too and ready to go. I guess with pets they’d have to have a neighbor to help if they had to work and something happened they couldn’t get back or a shelter in another part of the island. Same with kids and schools should have a plan to get them out on buses and a destination and not wait for them to be picked up.
Once that fire started to head up that mountain on the other side because of the winds they should of called to evacuate. They had no coordinated watch system. Not only sirens but those choppers could of been watching and notified by speakers by air starting with those closest to the fire to get out. It’s like they put no thought into it and and like the Paradise fire only two roads out. There there always gonna be somebody blocking the road and they would need police and what ever they got there to keep the traffic moving. Paradise they said the fire moved as fast as a football field a second.
Yes they only had to roads but no it wasn’t the only reason. And HELLO they have a big ocean there and a lot of boats. They could have a 3 tier system or even 4 tier with air.
People died because frankly they were too lazy to put up a system of all places on a Island with only two roads out and still no warning system. Sound like they need a fire wall expert because of the speed it comes down that mountain.
When I saw that fire come down like a jet as a school kid it was about a football and a half length clearing to where I was standing, but where I was standing there was a brush and it was on fire. I didn’t even see how it got there it was so fast not even embers but then just ash started falling and a tumble weed on fire running for help after I heard what I heard from those fire hot shots in trouble. Being a mountain person to you can see what you hear and knew some were already dead.
Clearings stoped the fire from traveling straight to the homes behind me and kept it traveling straight to where I was in that manner but still embers or something started the fire next to me. I’m guessing sprinkler system starting up or watered landscape and windows closed from there would of slowed it down giving people more time.
I think they need advice from fire and communication experts but should have already had it.
What are peoples family hearing? Next time? Their family members are dead!