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Fremont County commissioners relay Lahaina wildfire lessons: speed of flames, communication failures and slow rebuilding
Summary
At the Western Interstate Region conference in Maui, Commissioners Debbie Bell and Dwayne McFall described the Lahaina wildfire's rapid spread and heavy toll — citing about 102 deaths, two unaccounted people and roughly 2,700 homes lost — and said the tour reinforced the need for coordinated communication and long-term recovery systems.
Fremont County commissioners Debbie Bell and Dwayne McFall recounted their visit to Lahaina during a conference in Maui, saying the wildfire there illustrated the speed at which a blaze can spread and the critical importance of clear, rapid public communication.
"To see and really understand the scope of the devastation here, they had, a loss of life, a 102 people in that particular fire," Commissioner Debbie Bell said of the Lahaina disaster response tour, adding that two people remained unaccounted…
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