It wasn’t even really a wildfire.
In general, we’ve long believed the built environment offered formidable firebreaks, and worried over what might be lost when fires passed near homes as a form of tragic collateral damage.
As of Tuesday, the official death toll in Maui was 99, but almost 1 percent of all residents remained unaccounted for, and many locals were suggesting the death toll could increase significantly in the days ahead.
A climate lawsuit launched by the island against Big Oil in 2020 specifically cited additional wildfire risk.
But still, when the fire broke out, almost no one seemed adequately prepared.
Persons:
Daniel Swain, Tubbs, Marshall, Chuck, Swain
Organizations:
Costco, New York, Big Oil
Locations:
Lahaina, Hawaii, Santa Rosa, Calif, Paradise, Boulder County, Colo, New, Maui