Topic - Honolulu Fire Department

The Honolulu Fire Department, popularly known as the HFD, is the principal firefighting agency of the City & County of Honolulu under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Honolulu. Founded on December 27, 1850 by Kamehameha III and Alexander Cartwright, the Honolulu Fire Department serves and protects the entire island of O'ahu, covering over 600 square miles (1,600 km²) of territory, home to more than 880,000 residents and over 4 million annual visitors. - Source: Wikipedia

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Honolulu Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Hooker speaks during a news conference about the Marco Polo high-rise apartment fire investigation, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 in Honolulu. The cause of a deadly high-rise apartment building fire that claimed four lives and resulted in more than $107 million in damage cannot be determined, Honolulu fire officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

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FILE--In this July 14, 2017, file photo, a Honolulu Fire Department helicopter flies near a fire burning on a floor at the Marco Polo apartment complex in Honolulu. Officials in Honolulu plan to release the investigation into the deadly fire that killed three residents of the 36-story apartment building. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, file)

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A man takes pictures off of a balcony of the damage left from a deadly fire that destroyed several floors of the Marco Polo residence, Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Honolulu. A fire broke out Friday afternoon in a unit on the 26th floor, where all three of the dead were found, Fire Chief Manuel Neves said. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

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