Hawaii gets first state fire marshal in 46 years

Written By Olivia Cropper

By Andrew Gomes for Honolulu Star-Advertiser

An Army combat veteran with high-level fire safety job experience in Arizona is Hawaii’s new state fire marshal.

A state council has appointed Dori Booth to the position leading an office resurrected by state lawmakers in 2024 in response to the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfire disaster, which killed 102 people and destroyed most of Lahaina.

Gov. Josh Green announced Booth’s selection Monday and said it marks a historic return to a centralized approach to statewide fire protection in Hawaii.

Click here to read the full story in the June 3 Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

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