2019-03-13 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Minutes of March 13, 2019 Page 2 $48,000,000 and is a status quo budget. No new positions or purchases were added, but Chief Rosario added supplementals which they hope they will be added to the budget. Chief Rosario stated that Finance's direction is to have all departments live within their budget. They added supplemental budgets for equipment, staffing positions, and continuance of the apparatus replacement program. It is a very successful program through a lease -purchase, and they have gotten 15 new apparatus through this program. They need Council's support for this replacement program. He will fight hard to keep this program and for additional personnel. In response to Commissioner Becker's inquiry, Chief stated that funding for the new Puna ambulance only goes to June 30. For that unit, they will need 6 new positions which the State will fund. • Alternative Funding and Grants • 2019 CDBG: The Paradise Park Ambulance Unit Project was not approved. • 2018 CDBG: The Paradise Park Wildland Brush Truck is expected to be delivered in June. > Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation will provide funding for out-of-state training. • Human Resources Division: Deputy Chief Uchida is in charge of all promotions. Seven employees were promoted to Fire/EMS Specialist!! on March 1. A realistic job orientation was held in February for Fire Radio Dispatcher!. Eighteen candidates for Water Safety Officer I went through a physical assessment exercise. Firefighter Recruits are going through pre-employment screening, and another recruitment closed in February. Employees participated in Development and Training in February. • Emergency Operations Division Operations ✓ East Hawaii had multiple brushfires due to dry fuel. People with cellphones helped with notifications of the fires. They do not suspect arson in the recent wildfires. A lot of the equipment they received were ordered years ago. West Hawaii had a rescue incident at Anna's Ranch where four people were trapped due to a fast moving river with flash flooding conditions. ✓ Training: AC Okinaka started an inaugural training class for newly promoted captains. He also started an Employee Recognition Program. Special Operations ✓ Hazmat: They are working with the LEPC to replace personal radiological meters. ✓ Rescue: They worked with the Daniel R. Sayre Foundation for two new Billy Pugh nets.