HONOLULU (Island News) -- State and county agencies are in full response mode as Hawai‘i faces heightened fire danger during this week’s Red Flag Warning. Strong wind gusts and ongoing drought conditions are fueling concern for potential wildfires across the islands.

At the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) Emergency Operations Center, dozens of staff are working around the clock — monitoring cameras statewide and tracking real-time weather data to protect communities and the ʻāina.

James Barros, administrator for HI-EMA, said, “We’ll pull up what the counties are looking at — right now up there is Hawai‘i County, and they have an incident map that they’ll populate.”

The Honolulu Fire Department is also increasing readiness.

Honolulu Fire Captain Jaimie Song said, “We always

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