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Committee forwards mutual-aid agreement with state forestry for wildfire response and training
Summary
The Hawaii County Council Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs voted Oct. 21 to forward Resolution 345-25 to the full council with a favorable recommendation.
The Hawaii County Council Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs voted Oct. 21 to forward Resolution 345-25 to the full council with a favorable recommendation. The resolution would authorize the mayor to enter an intergovernmental agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife and would allow the Hawaii Fire Department to enter a mutual-aid agreement to coordinate resource sharing, unified command structures and responses to wildfires that exceed a single department’s capacity.
The change to the county’s existing…
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