Olinda Daily Fire Watch - September 6, 2023

The State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Department of Forestry and Wildlife fire team manage hotspots left by the Maui wildfires a month after the fires took place. Broken and burnt trees line the forest as the fire team uses water hoses to wet the dirt and make sure it does not start again.

Photo By/Credit

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources/DLNR

Date Shot/Created

09/06/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Members of the DOFAW fire management team suppress hotspots a month after a wildfire threatened the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Maui, September 6, 2023. The MBCC, a captive care and breeding facility for Hawaii’s critically endangered forest birds, was threatened by a wildfire on the morning of August 8, 2023.

Partner(s)

State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

Facility

Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office

Ecosystem

Forest