Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-23 07:16:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A27520EE411DEC876F4D77139A3E2979FE3D4A46800669FDC69FBFDA5FE79AE
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Original Note:
Sirens are not used for wildfires (now or in the past). Alternative notification via text msg/radio/EAS/WEA is used. Official policy, not an error by the op. chief. Quote: Had we sounded the sirens that night .. people would have gone mauka (mountainside), and into the fire. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lahaina-maui-fire-residents-destruction-loss-search-victims-hundreds-missing/
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