The firefighter, 25, was killed after emergency responders were called to a building in the McCully-Moiliili neighborhood of Honolulu before 8 p.m., fire officials said in a news conference Monday evening. The cause of the blaze was unclear, and officials said they were still investigating.
HFD officials worked alongside the Bureau of Alcohol Tabacco Explosives National Response Team to complete the on-scene origin and cause fire investigation.
ATF agents based in Honolulu have already started the investigation, but a few dozen more are on the way from various states.
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) crews responded to a structure fire early Monday morning at 60 North Nimitz Highway after a 911 call came in at 1:36 a.m.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a brush fire near the Kunia Camp area in central Oahu. The initial call came in at around 3 p.m. Monday, and witnesses said smoke could be seen from Wahiawa. Officials said the fire was contained just after 4 p.m.
Jeffrey Fiala was 25 years old, and known for “his enthusiasm, his love for the job, just the energy that he brought to work every day. Everyone just loved to be around him.”
The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) responded to and extinguished a reported fire at a building on Nimitz Hwy early Monday morning, January 6, 2025.
The U.S. Department of Justice is sending dozens of federal agents to Honolulu to help investigate a fire on Young Street that caused a partial roof collapse and claimed the life of a 25-year-old firefighter who served the city with “honor and courage.
The firefighter has been identified as Jeffrey Fiala. He had been with the Honolulu Fire Department for a year and a half.
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Fire Department is asking for your continued compassion and aloha as they grieve the loss of one of their own. Jeff Fiala was killed while fighting the house fire ...
The 25-year-old firefighter and another were trapped after a partial roof collapse, Honolulu Chief Sheldon 'Kalani' Hao said.
Hawaii County firefighters will vacate the Central Fire Station in downtown Hilo as early as this spring while the nearly 90-year-old building undergoes long- overdue repairs.