Waikoloa Village residents urged to weigh In on wildfire safety and evacuation plans

Waikoloa Village residents urged to weigh In on wildfire safety and evacuation plans

Waikoloa Village residents are urging Hawaiʻi County to create a second evacuation route due to wildfire safety concerns.

Community urged to suggest projects for Malheur County wildfire plan - Malheur Enterprise

Some 16 years ago, county and state officials pulled together a detailed analysis of the wildfire threats to Malheur County. Communities from one end of the county were rated for their risk, with about a half dozen being rated as “high.” Page by page, officials mapped out actions to cut those risks. But the wildfire plan has largely gone ignored since then. Malheur County officials now want the help of communities and landowners to change that. …