overnight, the governor delivering a statewide address. >> we will get to the bottom of exactly how the fire started, how are emergency procedures and protocols need to be strengthened, and how we can prove our defenses to protect us in the future. >> reporter: this follows a week of mounting criticism about the emergency response in the day of the fire. in just two days after maui's top emergency management official resigned. herman andaya stepping down, citing health reasons following widespread criticism that why is emergency sirens were not activated. >> do you regret not sounding the sirens? . >> i do not. he >> reporter: defended the decision, saying that the system is mostly used for tsunamis and activating it may have pushed people towards the flames. >> i will tell you that sirens have not been used for brush fires. >> reporter: a new nbc news review of public meeting records found that india downplayed the use of the sirens, saying that from what we understand, the sirens kind a last resort. >> if you told people to leave the house with a siren that the