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<br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />September 2, 2020 <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />Hawai‘i Fire Department Warns of Increased Wildfire Danger <br /> <br />The Hawai‘i Fire Department announces that the western half of the County of Hawai‘i <br />remains under a National Weather Service Red Flag Warning. A Red Flag Warning <br />means that conditions pose a high risk for catastrophic wildfires to occur. <br /> <br />These conditions include low relative humidity, strong winds, dry fuels, and possible dry <br />weather lightning strikes. All mauka areas on the western half of the Island are <br />experiencing hazardous fuel loads of dry brush conducive to wildfires. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Darren Rosario is asking the public’s assistance in minimizing wildfire risk in <br />all areas. Please keep vehicles on paved roadways, do not start campfires, do not smoke, <br />and do not use spark-producing equipment in these high-risk areas. <br /> <br />Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />