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Hawaii Fire Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />June 9, 2021 <br />Page 2 <br />have been halted except for critical needs. State funding for lifeguards was cut. The <br />County is looking at using $3.6 million from the American Rescue Plan to offset <br />some of the shortfall. They received EMS reimbursements from the State for FY <br />19/20 for $6.5 million and $2.9 million for July and August of FY 20/21. <br />Alternative Funding and Grants: The National Forest Service Grant was submitted. <br />The FEMA AFG for Covid-19 grant period was extended for another year. <br />Human Resources Division <br />✓ Internal recruitment within the department: Fire Captain of Emergency <br />Operations, Fire Equipment Operator, Fire Prevention Inspector, Human <br />Resources Technician I. <br />✓ Open Competitive Recruitment: Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Fighter Recruit, Fire <br />Radio Dispatcher I <br />• Emergency Operations Division: For the month of May, they received 2,232 calls, <br />YTD 10,593 calls. <br />Chief explained how the Sayre Foundation came about. Daniel Sayre went hiking in <br />Palolo Valley, fell, and passed away. The Fire Department had many challenges in <br />rescuing him. As a result, his parents started the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial <br />Foundation to provide equipment and training for the Hawaii Fire Department. They <br />have received over $4 million in donations. In addition, Ironman has made <br />donations to the Fire Department through the Sayre Foundation. Commissioner <br />Kosaki worked with the Sayre Foundation for many years. <br />✓ Battalion 1, East Hawaii: AC Okinaka reported that the final inspection for the <br />new build Brushtruck 17 was on June 4 via video. There were no significant <br />incidents. Training for the new electrostatic sprayers is being rolled out. They <br />are working on diversity training. <br />✓ Battalion 2, West Hawaii: AC Okinaka reported that in May, the Sayre <br />Foundation had a blessing and gifting ceremony for the new Big Dog Wildland <br />Tanker at Station 14. <br />✓ HazMat: AC Okinaka attended the LEPC quarterly meeting. <br />✓ Ocean Safety: AC Okinaka reported that iPads were distributed to Ocean <br />Safety Captains. They are awaiting training for the Street LG Program for <br />incident reporting. <br />✓ Rescue: AC Okinaka reported that they have been in discussions on replacing <br />the rescue boats. They are expecting a delivery next month and a second one <br />later. The Sayre Foundation has shown interest in assisting with the purchase <br />