Kaua‘i firefighters respond to 2 separate brush fires

Kaua‘i firefighters responded to two separate brush fires earlier this week, quickly containing both, with no injuries and no property damage reported.

Personnel from Hanapēpē Fire Station responded after a blaze was reported shortly after 4:15 p.m. May 28, in Kaumakani. Firefighters arrived to find private landowners already working to wet the area to prevent the spread of an active 30-by-50-foot brush fire.

More than 1,000 gallons of water were used to suppress the blaze, with additional support from Waimea Fire Station to extinguish several spot fires.

The fire was brought under control without incident.

Kalāheo Fire Station personnel responded the same afternoon after a report shortly after 4:30 p.m. about another brush fire in Port Allen. Firefighters found a 20-by-20-foot patch of smoldering grass upon their arrival.

About 325 gallons of water were used to extinguish the fire. No additional resources were required.

Both blazes were quickly extinguished and all units returned to service shortly after operations concluded.