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West Maui’s sirens are used primarily for tsunamis, MEMA Administrator Herman Andaya said as questions about warnings before the deadly wildfire are raised.

NBC News has reconstructed a timeline of events in Hawaii, where windswept wildfires ravaged communities and killed scores of people.

The White House points to the response on the ground: FEMA personnel have brought 50,000 meals, 75,000 liters of water, 5,000 cots and 10,000 blankets.

“Just the friendliest guy you would ever meet,” Lahaina resident Shannon Weber-Bogar said of Franklin Trejos, who died shielding a golden retriever.

Residents who breathed contaminated air or searched the rubble without protective equipment may have been exposed to cancer-causing chemicals such as asbestos and lead.

Island residents said they have seen people stealing gas from tanks and have gotten calls from real estate investors looking to buy their property.

Aina Kohler said everything that could go wrong did as firefighters desperately tried to stop the wind-whipped wildfire that burned into the Maui town.

A distant hurricane and severe drought conditions combined to create the kind of disaster that some scientists say show how climate change is a "threat multiplier."

Here's a list of credible relief organizations that are accepting donations to help those affected by the wildfires, including pets.

While neither Maui nor HI-EMA activated warning sirens on Maui during the wildfire incident, the agency said, three other alert systems were implemented.

Kimo Kirkman's voice quivered with emotion as told NBC News about the loss of his ‘prized possession.’