Highway 190 7mm BRUSH FIRE Report

9:16am Saturday 9/12/2020

25 HFD apparaturs used; 46 Personnel

Roadblacks were done….

Upon arrival found a working brush fire on both sides of HWY 190 at the Old Saddle Road intersection. Fire initially involving approximately 3-5 acres expanding in a South Westerly direction with winds approximately 10-15mph. The highway was shut down for fire fighting operations.

First in HFD units extinguished smaller fire on the mauka side of the highway, while the bulk of personnel, HFD tankers, helecopters and a private bull dozer worked to contain the fast moving fire on the makai side of Highway 190. By 4pm, the head of the fire had been contained and soon thereafter the bull dozer was able to make a fire line around the the head. The fire is currently contained by the fire break on the makai side and Highway 190 on the mauka side. HFD personnel remain on scene overnight monitoring the fire and mopping up hot spots. Units will remain throughout the day tomorrow. No structures were damaged and no injuries reported. The highway was reopened around 330pm

range land/open pasture.

122 acres burned