meanwhile, i want to talk about the sirens a little bit. you mentioned yes, they could ve been sounded, but they weren t. the director stepping down two days ago, and we asked him why those sirens weren t and it s been a question the communities had for some time. his answer simply was that those sirens are usually used for tsunamis, he didn t want to send the wrong signal to people that might have been hearing them. any fear that those people would ve traveled into the fire, up into the hills where the fire was burning, because they re used to hearing a tsunami siren. he has obviously stepped down. meanwhile, back to that firefighter, this is an incredible story. she was battling the fire in town, and i want to tell you a little bit more after this. but just listen to what she describes as the flames encroached on her. listen to this. it was surreal. i feel like that s something where you can describe what it was, it seemed like you are in this nightmare. this nightmare that was n
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but even before that press conference ended, his reason had changed. this time, suggesting that the sirens weren t used, because people wouldn t have been able to hear the warning. it s an outdoor siren. so, a lot of people who are indoors, air conditioning on, whatever the case may be, they re not going to hear the siren. mostly, the winds were very crusty and everything. and i heard it was very loud. and so, they would have heard the sirens. same story with hawaii s governor. first this. sirens were typically used for tsunami, or hurricanes. to my knowledge, at least i never experienced them in use for fires. then minutes later, another explanation. this time, the governor suggested at least some of the sirens were broken. the sirens were essentially, it mobilized, we believe we, believe, by the extreme heat that came through. some were broken, and we are investigating that. yet that doesn t all track with the county s own web page, maui sirens. com.
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