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Maui’s Emergency Chief Resigns Amid Criticisms Over Wildfires Siren Failure

A day after expressing no regrets for not sounding the sirens during Lahaina’s deadly wildfires, the head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has stepped down.

The death toll from the fires that swept through Maui on Aug. 8 reached 111 on Thursday. They have become the deadliest fires in the United States in more than a century. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of people remain missing.

The cause of the wildfires across parts of Maui is under investigation. Lahaina, a historic town in western Maui that was home to more than 12,000 people, was worst hit, and has now been reduced to a barren wasteland.

Herman Andaya, who had been the Maui Emergency Management Agency administrator since 2017, resigned on Aug. 17 for “health reasons,” according to a Facebook post from Maui County. The resignation is effective immediately.

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said in a statement h

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5 thoughts on “Maui’s Emergency Chief Resigns Amid Criticisms Over Wildfires Siren Failure”

  1. So the whole island burnt to the ground and this guy just resigns? When will incompetent government diversity hires be held accountable for the death and destruction they cause? I think we all know the answer to that one. Don’t forget to pay all your taxes!

    1. Yeah, don’t forget to pay all your taxes, or an i.r.s. agent will come bust you door down and shoot you if you try to protect what you worked for.

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