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Hawaii Fire Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />August 25, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />and an incredible amount of hours. They do it professionally and well above <br />expectations. <br />✓ Several vacancies were filled. Two battalion chiefs, nine fire captains, seven <br />fire equipment operators, two medical specialists, four hazardous material <br />specialists, four fire rescue specialists, and five new water safety officers. <br />Graduation of the 50t" recruit class with 16 firefighters. <br />✓ HFD received a new brush truck for Laupahoehoe, but the weight of it is too <br />much for the bridges. It's currently in Kea'au but will eventually be in Pahala. <br />They are currently working on obtaining three new brush trucks to fill that gap <br />and obtain the right truck for Laupahoehoe. HFD Fielded two tankers and a <br />brush truck from the Sayre Foundation. The Sayre Foundation is also <br />assisting to replace Chopper 2. They also received new water crafts for the <br />beaches. <br />✓ Rescue personnel completed Confined Space Training. They are looking to <br />get their hazmat back into the haztech class. HFD also participated in the <br />United States Coast Guard search and rescue exercise. <br />✓ HFD received an additional $1.2 million from the state for new ambulances <br />and equipment for this new fiscal year. <br />✓ Deputy Moller stated they have areas of emphasis they want to concentrate <br />on in the upcoming year such as the community risk assessment. To properly <br />provide the services the public anticipates, they need to know what the public <br />anticipates. Along with that, they don't have "standards of cover" which sets <br />the staffing and response criteria to provide the services that the community <br />risk assessment would bear out. They received funding to contract these two <br />things out, as well as the strategic plan. <br />✓ HFD is working on establishing a fleet lifecycle replacement program. They <br />are also looking at a facility improvement plan. They are currently conducting <br />inspections of every structure quantifying what the issues are and they will <br />provide this report to the Department of Public Works. <br />• Highlights & Outreach: <br />✓ Blessing of the water safety craft. <br />✓ 50t" recruit class graduation. <br />✓ 33rd Turtle Independence Day. <br />✓ Relay for Life. <br />