Massachusetts Task Force 1 is sending two logistics specialists — a public information officer and a structures specialist — to Hawaii, a representative for the FEMA-connected disaster response team said.
is sending two logistics specialists — a public information officer and a structures specialist — to Hawaii, a representative for the FEMA-connected disaster response team told NBC10 Boston on Saturday.later in the day, with more still missing amid the wind-fueled fires that swept across vast swaths of the island, destroying much of a town that once served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii. It's the deadliest wildfires in modern American history.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
Power and phone service were knocked out, complicating recovery efforts. It made it hard for Marcia Reynolds, of Natick, Massachusetts, to track down her sister, Regina Campisi, a 77-year-old recovering from surery in Lahaina as the fire arrived this week. Campisi had to go to the airport to get cellphone service, Reynolds said, and even then, it only lasted about a minute before dropping out.
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