2022-09-22 Fire Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes September 22, 2022 Page 4 III, Doriann Sugihara transferred intra-department to the training bureau. HFD has open positions for Clerk III in EMS, to be created Clerk III position in admin, and a Clerk I I I position under the FASO. Their storekeeper started today. They hired four Fire Communication Officers, but vacancies still exist, so it will open back up. There are 41 Firefighter Recruit positions scheduled for the Accuplacer, and 45 candidates are being scheduled for an interview. They're looking to hire on February 1, 2023 however they currently don't know how many positions they'll be offering. • Total Calls for Service (CY 2022): Total calls for service year to date is 19,229. Chief Todd noted that he is working towards revising this report to provide more details. • Turn-Out Times (CY 2022): Chief Todd referenced the report and explained the percentages are currently low, HFD hasn't been one to look at the numbers in the past. The NFPA says the average response time from the moment you get the call to the moment you leave the station should be under 80 seconds. For fire suppression, 25.56% meets that 80-second mark, and EMS is at 16.27%. • Fire Impacts (CY 2022): Chief Todd reported that for the month of August, the total amount of acres burned is at 17,010, and 18,129 for the year. Most of it came from the one fire that was mainly managed by PTA and DOFAW, which was 16,800 acres. He further stated that the public isn't happy with their release of information. They've had discussions, he briefed Managing Director, Lee Lord about how he could solve this issue, part of it was possibly creating a PIO position for the Fire Department and Civil Defense or looking at professional services contracts for PIOs where they could hire on call. Chair Kosaki stated that would be difficult because they would have to know the intricacies of the department to portray a good picture of what's going on. Someone well-versed in the department's operation would be ideal. Chief Todd stated a solution would be their own PIO and if the opportunity exists, that's where he'd like to go. Chair Kosaki advised that the news media needs to have one go-to person that they can call. • Highlights: ✓ Battalion 2: There was a structure fire to the Historic Holualoa Theater. ✓ Ocean Safety: Waterman RWC operator training has been rescheduled for September 19-22. ✓ Rescue: Rescue Boat 2 (Force) engine replacement. ✓ Emergency Medical Services: Contact was signed off and sent to procurement to pick up five additional ambulances.