Big Island fire threat prompts park restrictions
Advertiser Staff
The National Park Service has requested and received additional funding to help their initial-attack firefighting operations on the Big Island.
The Whiskeytown Fire Use Module with five firefighters arrived from northern California this week to assist on both sides of the island.
�On behalf of the Big Island Wildfire Coordinating Group, we caution residents to be extra careful with fire and other ignition sources, including welders and gasoline powered equipment,� said National Park Service Fire Management Officer Joe Molhoek in a statement.
Because of the escalating fire danger at Hawai�i Volcanoes National Park, the following fire restrictions are in effect: