08-16-2023, 02:40 PM
(08-15-2023, 01:32 PM)MarkP Wrote: The rate at which this disaster unfolded is similar to a plane crash. You can't really have sirens for such an event. There are also first hand accounts of people wandering around gawking in the critical minutes before the flames hit the town What is needed is a complete revamping both of infrastructure and peoples' attitudes. Nobody recognized that this could even happen.
Wow. First off, most plane crashes have time to radio for mayday at least. Second, everyone who has lived in Hawaii for even a short time is aware that brushfires can and do happen. Costco gets threatened every few years for example.
Agreed that infrastructure improvements are needed, but I'm not holding my breath.