Fire chief offers public 84-page detailed report assessing action
Maui Fire Chief Brad Ventura fields questions from media members at Kula Fire Station Tuesday morning prior to the release of the Department of Fire and Public Safety’s after-action report on the Aug. 8 wildfires that ravaged Kula and decimated Lahaina. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
Assistant Chief Jeff Giesea summarizes the after-action report during Tuesday’s press conference at Kula Fire Station.
The Maui News
County of Maui Fire Chief Brad Ventura presented the Department of Fire and Public Safety’s 84-page After-Action Report on the August 2023 Maui wildfires during a press conference Tuesday at the Kula Fire Station.
Chief Ventura, along with Assistant Chief Jeff Giesea, outlined the scope of the report at the roughly 40-minute press conference, which covered the four wildfires that broke out on Aug. 8, 2023, and discussed recommendations for future disaster response in the county.
To view the press conference, visit MFD’s Facebook page.
To view the Maui Fire Department After-Action Report, visit www.mauicounty.gov/fire.
Assistant Chief Jeff Giesea summarizes the after-action report during Tuesday’s press conference at Kula Fire Station.
Maui Fire Chief Brad Ventura fields questions from media members at Kula Fire Station Tuesday morning prior to the release of the Department of Fire and Public Safety’s after-action report on the Aug. 8 wildfires that ravaged Kula and decimated Lahaina. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos