chair of the international association of fire chiefs.onference? i think it's impressive _ conference? ithink it's impressive that - conference? ithink it's impressive that in - conference? ithink it's impressive that in a . conference? i think it's - impressive that in a matter of two days or less than a8 hours, they have aligned all of their efforts. that is difficult to do, even when you are prepared for something like this. very much respect for that. i think it speaks to the community and the leadership in that community that they are able to do that. they are facing some significant logistical issues and obviously they are still sort of looking for people. this recovery operation will take at least as many months so what are you anticipating from the scale of damage and how long could it rebuild? could you possibly imagine? i long could it rebuild? could you possibly imagine? i would imaaine you possibly imagine? i would imaginejust _ you possibly imagine? i would imagine just to _ you possibly imagine? i would imagine just to rebui

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of us. aloha. live now to rich elliott, he's deputy chief of the kititas valley fire authority in washington state, and he's chair of the international association us on the bbc. you have been looking on those scenes from hawaii like so many of us right around the world but with your expertise in wildfires, ijust want but with your expertise in wildfires, i just want to get your assessment about what went through your head, seeing those kinds of scenes and also the scale of the response needed as well. ., , ~ , well. the thing that strikes me most is the — well. the thing that strikes me most is the challenges - well. the thing that strikes me most is the challenges that. well. the thing that strikes me | most is the challenges that are facing maui and the state of hawaii, just given the logistics of getting assistance to them. in the continental us, we can move resources a bit easier, but the life and the devastation culturally and to property is pretty daunting. it is absolutely devastating. we did hearfrom the is absolutely devastating. we did hear from the governor earlier saying the death toll likely would be raised upwards in with your exp

rich elliott, chair of the _ elliott, chair of the international association of fire chiefs wildlandlicy committee, thank you so much for your analysis and for being with us on bbc news. thank you. being with us on bbc news. thank vom— being with us on bbc news. thank yon-— thank you. we heard a few minutes — thank you. we heard a few minutes ago _ thank you. we heard a few minutes ago an _ thank you. we heard a few minutes ago an official- thank you. we heard a few i minutes ago an official update on the situation in hawaii, where wildfires have been devastating the island of maui and hawaii's governor called it and hawaii's governor called it a heartbreaking day and the worst natural disaster in the state's history. he said 2000 rooms will be needed to house those who have been displaced select wasn't of some of the governor had to say. it’s select wasn't of some of the governor had to say.- governor had to say. it's a heartbreaking _ governor had to say. it's a heartbreaking day, - governor had to say. it's a | heartbreaking day, without governor had to say. it's a i heartbreaking