Kohala Brushfire Report…Akoni Pule Hwy 270 – 13 MM
1:03pm, Friday 9/25/2020
30 HFD apparatus used, including 2 choppers
2 Dozers from outside were also used to create a fire break
30 HFD personnel involved
Roadblcok was set up and detour available through Kohala Ranch
Cause is currently unknown
UPON ARRIVAL, BRUSH FIRE BURNING AT THE 13MM, BOTH SIDES OF HIGHWAY 270.
MULTIPLE COMPANIES RESPONDED TO THE 13MM ON AKONI PULE HWY FOR A BRUSH FIRE. THE SIZE OF THE FIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 ACRES. FIRE WAS PUT UNDER CONTROL BY UTILIZING HFD AND VOLUNTEER PERSONNEL WITH ENGINES AND TANKERS, 2 HELICOPTERS, AND A D9 BULLDOZER TO CUT A FIRE BREAK. FIRE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONROL AT APPROXIMATLEY 5:00 P.M.. HPD ASSISTED ON SCENE WITH HIGHWAY CLOSURE. HFD PERSONNEL REMAINED ON SCENE AS NIGHT WATCH TO MONITOR ANY FIRE ACTIVITY.
Land is ranch land owned by Parker Ranch
40 acres burned
