Maui's Emergency Services Director Resigns; Many Still Missing in Deadliest Wildfires in 100 Years
The island of Maui's emergency services director has resigned amidst heavy criticism over a decision many say led to lives being lost in the wildfires. The director's resignation comes after reports that warning sirens were not activated at the beginning of the fires. This week at a news conference, Herman Andaya said he did not regret not sounding the sirens. He said they are mainly used to warn of tsunamis; trained residents then know to go to higher ground. Andaya said taking that route would have led them into danger. "If that was the case, then they would have gone into the fire," he said. However, Maui's mayor, 24 hours later, said Andaya had resigned over health reasons. In a statement, Richard Bissen, Jr., said, "Given the gravity of the crisis we are facing, my team and I will be placing someone in this key position as quickly as possible." Read the full story from CBN's Mark Martin: https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/join-liv... CBN News. Because Truth Matters™ Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?s... SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart What's coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN. Share this live feed with your friends and family: / cbnnewsonline Like us on Facebook: / cbnnews Like us on Twitter: / cbnnews Follow us on Instagram: / cbnnews Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... Questions about other CBN programs: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... Questions about supporting CBN? http://www1.cbn.com/cbn-partners (and) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... Questions about Helping the Home Front? Call: 800-700-7000 https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... #breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews
