To help prevent future wildfires like the one that destroyed Lahaina, the U.S. Forest Service recently wrapped up a training exercise on Kauai with federal, state and county firefighters.
Last week, experts from the US Forest Service wrapped up ignition training by conducting a field exercise on former agriculture lands in south Kaua‘i. Hundreds of acres here are covered in invasive grasses, the most common fuel for wildfire in Hawai‘i. Some 25% of the land across the state is covered by these grasses, adding to the overall potential for devastating wildfires.
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