PHILIP CHEUNG / NEW YORK TIMES / 2023 The U.S. Center for Disease Control has determined that Maui firefighters have been exposed to high amounts of forever chemicals. Firefighters spray water on a ...

During the ceremony, recruits received their badges and took their oath of office. In a traditional “Pinning of the Badge,” ...

Maui firefighters who responded to the August 2023 Maui wildfires had the highest levels of “forever chemicals ” known as PFAS in their bloodstream when compared with other first responders a month ...

Aug. 24—The 19 members of the Maui Fire Department who lost their homes and worldly possessions while fighting the Aug. 8 firestorms are receiving temporary homes and help from California. The first ...

Aug. 18—A Maui Fire Department captain seriously injured while battling the Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina is continuing to recover at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, according to Hawaii Fire ...

Veteran firefighters who responded to the 2023 blazes in Maui, Hawaii, had greater levels of “forever chemicals” in their blood in comparison to those of shorter-term recruits, new research has shown.

A higher-than-normal level of fire retardant chemicals associated with cancer and other adverse health threats have been found in Maui firefighters who battled the 2023 Lahaina wildfire. According to ...

The program is designed to educate, train, and evaluate fire recruits on the skills and disciplines needed to serve the ...

The name given to the new fire truck is Kinaiahiikalīlīlehua, drawing from the words “Kinai ahi” or “fire fighter/fire ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (KABC) -- Members of the Orange County Fire Authority are on Maui to support the community, including 17 firefighters who lost their homes. They are among the 6,000 people displaced by ...

Maui firefighters on Sunday afternoon rescued three girls trapped by rising waters on an island in Iao Stream, according to the Maui County Fire Department. The Maui Fire Department said it received a ...