2021-08-11 Fire Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Meeting Agenda August 11, 2021 Page 3 that ground. His crew of volunteers spent 68 hours over 3 days. They had significant community support, which he had never seen before in his 24 years of volunteer service. Restaurants and families brought food and supplies. Contractures also helped by providing equipment and water tankers. ➢ Fire Prevention Bureau: Fourth of July events were successful without any major events, although four fires were caused by fireworks. The bureau elected to go back to the 40-hour schedule. ➢ Auxiliary Services Bureau: Two Fire Dispatchers were promoted to Dispatcher III. Assessments and interviews were completed for Fire Dispatchers I. ➢ Capital Improvement Projects: Funding for the design phase of the Central Fire Station Rehabilitation Project has been approved and allotted. Chief's Briefing: Chief reported that in the recent Mana fires, there was an enormous amount of vehicles, both government and private. He wants to keep track of all personnel, vehicles, and equipment. He wants them all to have a tracking app on their phones. He wants to transition Fire Commission meetings to the Council Chambers. Fire Prevention will be transitioning to 8-hour schedules on August 16. They are moving to electronic plan reviews, and the office is being re -organized. Deputy Chief Moller reported that he is working on filling paramedic recalls and explained what they are doing. He wants to empower the BCs to make the decisions at their level. Recess was called at 10:37 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:48 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Discussion regarding having online access/participation in Fire Commission meetings: Continue to next meeting. • Fire Commission's annual report: Continue to next meeting. Robert Perreira's appeal to Merit Appeals Board concerning the selection of the fire chief: Continue to next meeting. No executive session meeting was held. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING Unfinished business will carry over to the next meeting. ANNOUNCEMENTS Acting Chair Henkel announced that the commission's next monthly meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., in the Office of Aging Conference Room, 1055 Kino`ole St., Hilo, Hawaii.