Current Events

Introduction

The wildfires in Maui killed numerous people and cost billions of dollars in damage. Many people believe this was an operational failure by the fire departments in the area and as a government as a whole. They also believe that these fires could have been mitigated easier and lives should not have been lost.

Task

In this assignment, assess the incident response by the government in response to it's citizens in their most desperate time.

Process

Follow the links below and assess the operational responses by the fire departments and the government. Assess for biases and determine truth versus what's false. 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/maui-wildfires-hawaii.html

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maui-wildfires-richard-bissen-kenneth-hara-response/

Evaluation

Write a 500 word response to the articles you read and give your opinion on what you found. 

Conclusion

Natural disasters are one of the most unpredictable thing we face. Incident responses, like the one in Maui, are never perfect and are often flawed. What happened in Maui was terrible but some valuable lessons were learned and will dictate responses to incidents like this in the future.

Credits