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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 3 <br />Submit findings to the County for public review and adoption for use in land <br />use planning and decisions. <br />All steps should be done in consultation with the community, including <br />affected land owners, scientists, natural resource managers, and cultural <br />experts. <br />The Fire Department's proposed corrections are as follows: <br />1) Page 86, strategy 4.10: Improve Fire Department Facilities, Equipment, and <br />Services under Background Subcategory Staffing: <br />a) The statement "The Fire Department should be staffing each platoon with six <br />fire personnel to meet the national standards" is incorrect. The national <br />standard is currently five fire personnel per engine company. <br />b) It is noted that two personnel respond to medical emergencies and the other <br />two personnel respond to all other emergencies to include structural and <br />wildland fires as well as land and ocean rescues. This statement is also <br />incorrect. There are currently fifteen medic units at various fire stations <br />throughout the Big Island that provide emergency medical services and <br />while our personnel is also trained and contracted to provide emergency <br />services as part of their position, all personnel respond to fires as necessary. <br />Enclosed for your favorable consideration are the draft bill adopting the NKCDP, and the <br />Planning Department's Background and Recommendation Report and amended Background <br />and Recommendation Report. We have also included eleven (11) copies of the NKCDP. <br />For your information, transcripts of the hearings will be forthcoming shortly. <br />Sincerely, <br />Rell Woodward, 2"d Vice Chairman <br />Planning Commission <br />cc: Planning Department-Kona <br />Lincoln Ashida, Esq. <br />Enclosures <br />