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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:17 p.m. alarm Saturday (May 26) for a report of missing kayakers off the Kohala coastline at about the nine mile marker of Akoni Pule Highway. A 29 year-old woman and an eight year old girl were last seen in a kayak about 200 yards offshore in rough surf with […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Erhard Autrata as “Officer of the Year” and Captain Jesse Ebersole as “Firefighter of the Year” in a dinner ceremony Thursday evening (March 15).

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The Hawai‘i Fire Department announces the starting of our Fire Explorer Program. Orientation will be held on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Fire Department Training Room located above Central Fire Station in Hilo. All 9th – 12th graders are invited to come with a parent or guardian to this 1 hour […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Fire Department announces the start of its Fire Explorer Program. Orientation is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 16 in the Fire Department Training Room, above Central Fire Station in Hilo. All 9th – 12th graders are invited to come with a parent or guardian to this one hour meeting to learn […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff A large tree knocked a 32-year-old man unconscious while he was clearing of a large lot Monday afternoon in the Makuu area of Puna. The Fire Department reported the man and his family were clearing the vacant lot when a 30-foot tree — 12 to 18 inches in diameter — was felled […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Fire Department would like to issue a public notice regarding open fires as it pertains to aerial luminary devices and back yard burning. Aerial luminary devices Section 26-19, 10. 11. 1 ( 2)( d) of the Hawaii County Code reads: Aerial Luminary Devices i. Aerial luminary devices shall be defined as […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:14 p.m. alarm Friday (Oct 28) to Pololu Valley Beach for a man who nearly drowned. The 59 year-old man found himself in trouble while in the ocean due to his unfamiliarity with the beach and ocean currents at Pololu Valley beach. The man was pulled from the water by […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:42 p.m. alarm Wednesday (Sept 14) for two Opihi pickers in the ocean off Paukaa Drive in North Hilo after a witness called 911 for help. Rescue personnel found an opihi picker treading water 50 yards offshore who directed crews to where the second opihi picker was last seen. The […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire Department crews were alerted to a missing hunter shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, but he was located and rescued in good health. According to fire officials, the 56-year-old man was unfamiliar with the hunting area behind the Volcano transfer station and could not find the trail after he became disoriented in […]

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The 14th Annual Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation Anniversary Benefit Awards Dinner/Silent Auction will be held this year on Saturday, September 3, at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii, at Mauna Lani Resort.

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Fire/rescue responded to a 5:16 p.m. alarm Saturday (July 9) for a report of a boat in distress off Koae Road in Papaikou. Upon arrival a fishing boat was found aground on the shoreline with nobody on board. The fire department Chopper One performed an aerial search of the surrounding area while rescue divers performed […]

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A medic unit transferring a patient from Ka‘u Hospital to Hilo Medical Center came across a one vehicle crash at 1:29 a.m. Sunday (June 12) near the 36 mile marker of Highway 11 in the Volcano area.

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The Hawaii Fire Department invites the public to attend the groundbreaking and dedication ceremony of its Makalei Fire Station site located south of the 32 mile marker on the Mauka side of the old Mamalahoa Highway across Makalei Drive, North Kona. The ceremony will take place on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 2:55 p.m. alarm Wednesday (April 27) to search for a lost hiker in the Laupahoehoe area. The male hiker left a hunting station 2.8 miles above the 30 mile marker on Highway 19 at 7 a.m., was unable to find his way back to his vehicle and called 911 for […]

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