Everyone is beating up Maui officials because the sirens didn't go off. Why?

[MarathonMike]

Aren't the sirens primarily for hurricane/tsunami warning? I get amber alerts and storm warnings on my cell phone, wouldn't that work better than hurricane sirens? That could have been confusing and made people move away from the water.

Maui Emergency Chief Defends Decision Not To Activate Warning Sirens

The Maui Emergency Management Agency didn't see the sirens as a viable tool to warn Lahaina's people about the incoming blaze.

www.civilbeat.org

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

Aren't the sirens primarily for hurricane/tsunami warning? I get amber alerts and storm warnings on my cell phone, wouldn't that work better than hurricane sirens? That could have been confusing and made people move away from the water.

Maui Emergency Chief Defends Decision Not To Activate Warning Sirens

The Maui Emergency Management Agency didn't see the sirens as a viable tool to warn Lahaina's people about the incoming blaze.

www.civilbeat.org

i blame total libturdism on this....all their fault....from the water to the sirens

 

[rightwinger]

Nobody needs sirens anymore

They can send an alert to everyone with evacuation instructions

 

[Calypso Jones]

Nobody needs sirens anymore

They can send an alert to everyone with evacuation instructions

PEOPLE DIED you moron.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

Nobody needs sirens anymore

They can send an alert to everyone with evacuation instructions

what instructions do you give with 80 fucking mile an hour winds, and most of it was the first hour??....confess your sins before you get a thousand degree makeover

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

PEOPLE DIED you moron.

notice how the press assigns no blame to this even though we know this is 100% liberal owned.....gd these people should die for this shit

 

[rightwinger]

what instructions do you give with 80 fucking miles an hour winds, and most of it was the first hour??....confess your sins before you get a thousand degree makeover

GTF out NOW!

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

PEOPLE DIED you moron.

the fire winds had to reach over 100 mph.................you couldn't even run...my god.....no commment is all that fucking bastard has to say

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

GTF out NOW!

god you liberals fucked that state up....everything you people touch...........i swear you should give up your lives for the horrors you cause your fellow man

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Aren't the sirens primarily for hurricane/tsunami warning? I get amber alerts and storm warnings on my cell phone, wouldn't that work better than hurricane sirens? That could have been confusing and made people move away from the water.

Maui Emergency Chief Defends Decision Not To Activate Warning Sirens

The Maui Emergency Management Agency didn't see the sirens as a viable tool to warn Lahaina's people about the incoming blaze.

www.civilbeat.org

Because....the sirens didn't sound. They are supposed to in an emergency situation..no matter what that situation is. Add to that it looks like local officials and the power company ignored a build up of grass that eventually overran the island and made the fires that much worse. The power company is being sued for a shit ton of cash because of negligence. Begin the blame game.

Video puts scrutiny on possible cause of Maui wildfire

Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings.

abc7chicago.com

 

[odanny]

god you liberals fucked that state up....everything you people touch...........i swear you should give up your lives for the horrors you cause your fellow man

Show us how that works.

 

[Calypso Jones]

the fire winds had to reach over 100 mph.................you couldn't even run...my god.....no commment is all that fucking bastard has to say

i've read some of the stories of survivors...it was horrendous.

 

[bodecea]

Aren't the sirens primarily for hurricane/tsunami warning? I get amber alerts and storm warnings on my cell phone, wouldn't that work better than hurricane sirens? That could have been confusing and made people move away from the water.

Maui Emergency Chief Defends Decision Not To Activate Warning Sirens

The Maui Emergency Management Agency didn't see the sirens as a viable tool to warn Lahaina's people about the incoming blaze.

www.civilbeat.org

A good point was made that the tsunami warning would have had people rushing inland.

 

[odanny]

A good point was made that the tsunami warning would have had people rushing inland.

I doubt it, once you see flames and smoke you can probably figure out why the sirens are blaring. There is video of utility trucks blocking the escape routes where they were working on downed power lines. That definitely cost some people their lives.

 

[bodecea]

I doubt it, once you see flames and smoke you can probably figure out why the sirens are blaring. There is video of utility trucks blocking the escape routes where they were working on downed power lines. That definitely cost some people their lives.

The winds pushed the fire faster than a person can run.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

A good point was made that the tsunami warning would have had people rushing inland.

they would have figured that out real soon..............funny, a tsunami might have saved lives when this was happening

bottom line....it is all libturd policies over there...you own it

 

[Thunk]

Where the fuck is our gov't???

People in maui have no food, water, shelter, or medicine!

More people are going to die from exposure than the damn fire!

 

[MarathonMike]

Because....the sirens didn't sound. They are supposed to in an emergency situation..no matter what that situation is. Add to that it looks like local officials and the power company ignored a build up of grass that eventually overran the island and made the fires that much worse. The power company is being sued for a shit ton of cash because of negligence. Begin the blame game.

Video puts scrutiny on possible cause of Maui wildfire

Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings.

abc7chicago.com

You are propagating the blame game. I'm just asking why would you sound sirens primarily used for tsunamis for a wild fire that could have caused a rush of people AWAY from the water and TOWARD the fire? What's wrong with a simple loud clear warning on your cell phone like an Amber Alert?

 

[JustAnotherNut]

There were also reports that cell towers and other communication was disrupted from the winds and the fire was moving so fast, most people didn't even realize the extent of the dangers until the last minute

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Where the fuck is our gov't???

In the infamous words of Forrest Gump.........they's on vaaaacaaation