UKUSEBENZISA IZITESHI ZESIMO SEZULU EZIKUDE KUYASIZA LAPHO KUQWASHISWA IZIMO ZOMLILO

Iziteshi zezulu ezizenzakalelayo ezikude zifakwe muva nje eLahaina ezindaweni ezinotshani obuhlaselayo obungaba sengozini yemililo yasendle. Lobu buchwepheshe buvumela i-Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) ukuthi iqoqe idatha ukuze ibikezele ukuziphatha komlilo futhi iqaphe uphethiloli obhebhezela umlilo.
Lezi ziteshi ziqoqa idatha ehlanganisa imvula, isivinini somoya kanye nesiqondiso, izinga lokushisa lomoya, umswakama ohlobene, umswakama kaphethiloli, kanye nemisebe yelanga yabalindi nabacishi bomlilo.
Kuneziteshi ezimbili eLahaina, kanti esinye singaphezu kweMā'alaea.
Idatha ye-RAWS iqoqwa ngehora bese idluliselwa kwisathelayithi, bese iyithumela kukhompyutha e-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) eBoise, e-Idaho.
Idatha iyasiza ekuphathweni komlilo wasendle kanye nokulinganisa ingozi yomlilo. Kunezindawo ezingaba ngu-2,800 kulo lonke elase-United States, ePuerto Rico, eGuam, kanye naseziQhingini zase-US Virgin. Kuneziteshi ezingu-22 eHawai'i.
Amayunithi eziteshi zesimo sezulu asebenza ngamandla elanga futhi asebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo ngokuphelele.
“Okwamanje kunezindawo ezintathu eziphathwayo ezibekwe eLahaina ukuze kube nesimo sezulu sendawo esinembile kakhudlwana. Iminyango yomlilo ayibheki nje kuphela idatha kodwa idatha isetshenziswa abacwaningi besimo sezulu ukuze babikezele futhi benze amamodeli,” kusho uMqondisi Wehlathi Lokuvikela Umlilo we-DOFAW uMike Walker.
Abasebenzi be-DOFAW bahlola ulwazi njalo ku-inthanethi.
“Siqapha izinga lokushisa kanye nomswakama ukuze sinqume ingozi yomlilo endaweni. Kuneziteshi kwezinye izindawo ezinamakhamera avumela ukutholakala komlilo kusenesikhathi, ngethemba ukuthi sizofaka amanye amakhamera eziteshini zethu maduze,” kusho uWalker.
“Ziyithuluzi elihle lokunquma ingozi yomlilo, futhi sineziteshi ezimbili eziphathwayo ezingasethwa ukuqapha izimo zomlilo wendawo. Esinye esiphathwayo sasetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokuqhuma kwentaba-mlilo yaseLeilani esiqhingini saseHawaiʻi ukuqapha isimo sezulu esitshalweni esishisa kakhulu. Ukugeleza kwe-lava kwavala ukufinyelela futhi asikwazanga ukubuyela kukho cishe unyaka wonke,” kusho uWalker.
Nakuba amayunithi engase angakwazi ukukhombisa ukuthi kukhona yini umlilo osebenzayo, ulwazi, kanye nedatha amayunithi ayiqoqayo kubaluleke kakhulu ekuqapheni izinsongo zomlilo.