2021-01-13 Fire Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes January 13, 2021 Page 3 extractor project (like giant heavy duty washing machines.) Through Cares Funding, they received a new van for the warehouse. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION: They have departmental recruitment for Fire/HazMat Specialist, Battalion Chief of Operations, and Fire/EMS Specialist. They received the referred list for Firefighter Recruit. Officer development for new captains is scheduled for February. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DIVISION: Chief went over the written apparatus update. They had numerous brush and structure fires in East Hawaii. More recently, he has seen the need for volunteers who come out without being compensated. Volunteers from Commander Bertsch's station in North Kona have responded to fires all the way out in Ka'u. Company 1 and Volunteer Company 1A participated in a drive through Christmas parade in Hilo. West Hawaii had numerous rescues, including a shark attack. ✓ Special Operations ➢ Hazmat: Fire Hazmat Specialist recruitment is ongoing. Replacement Tyvek Suits and gloves were distributed. ➢ Ocean Safety: Contract awarded for iPads for all towers and officers. Recruitment process for WSO II has started. All towers continued to do daily Covid-19 reporting. They are working on acquiring a new PA system for Kua Bay and repairs on Hapuna towers. ➢ Rescue: They are looking for funding to repair and upgrade the rescue boat. SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION ✓ Training: 49th recruit class completed driver audits and are now working on their performance appraisals. ✓ Volunteer Training: Brought on and trained new west side captain. Added 1 volunteer to Co. 11 C and 1 to Co. 9B. ✓ EMS Bureau: Upcoming MICT class is scheduled to start January 11 with 8 personnel and additional person will join the class during the internship portion. They received 6,000 more N95 masks. Completed preconstruction meeting to replace Medic 14. ✓ Prevention Bureau: The bureau continues to assist the Covid-19 Task Force and community outreach. The bureau continues its 24-hour schedule and is fully staffed for the first time in years. Two Fire Inspector I are temporarily assigned to leadership positions. ✓ Auxiliary Services: The new Mobile Data Terminal Project is 50% complete. The Electronic WMS System Project that loads EMS products into the system is 70% complete. ✓ Mechanics: They are implementing vehicle tracking and work status through Trello. ✓ Repairs/Maintenance: Stations have a long list of work to be done.