Search and rescue team members work in a residential area devastated by a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. An emergency official who defended a decision to not sound outdoor alert sirens on Maui as a ferocious fire raged has resigned.
So, Roden turned around and went back home and canceled work for the day. While at home, she watched as the fire turned black and knew it was more than a typical wildfire, so they evacuated to a friend’s house. As locals are working to recover, first responders from Florida like John Long with Clay County Fire Rescue, and his K9 Cable are operating with the Florida Task Force 1 and the Miami Dade Fire Department, on the front lines looking for those that didn’t survive.“K9 Cable is a recovery dog in the FEMA system and he finds others that are lost during a disaster such as this. I worked with Cable during the surfside collapse in Miami,” Long said.