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Hawaii Fire Commission <br /> Regular Session Minutes <br /> February 23, 2023 <br /> Page 5 <br /> technically on paperwork with the MOU between HFD and the union, yes, however <br /> in reality, they haven't been able to hold people to that at times. <br /> Employee Development and Training: Chief Todd continued with his report. <br /> Conducting an effective job interview training was held on January 19, 2023. It's a <br /> required training for personnel to be able to sit in on interview processes. <br /> • Total Calls for Service (Calendar Year): Chief Todd reported year to date, HFD <br /> received 2,815 calls for service. The total number of calls projected for 2023 is <br /> 33,780. <br /> • Response Times: Chief Todd stated their average turn out times are a little higher <br /> than where they want them to be. They would like to be at 1:20, but are currently at <br /> 1:32. <br /> Chair Kosaki stated the response time is hard because of the geography and how <br /> big our island is, but the area HFD can try to improve upon is the turn out times. <br /> • Fire Impacts: For January there were 30 fires (wildland). 1500 acres burned caused <br /> by lightning strikes on the PTA land area. <br /> • Emergency Operations Highlights: On January 15, 2023, there was a fire in <br /> Papa'aloa. On January 16, 2023, EMS responded to Makalika Street, the initial call <br /> was a possible suicide, but it turned out to be a double homicide. On January 22, <br /> 2023, there was a residential fire that was confined to the room of origin. On January <br /> 15, 2023, a fisherman was pulled overboard by a fish. HFD assisted the Coast <br /> Guard with search efforts, but he was not located. <br /> • Special Operations: <br /> ➢ Hazmat: Haz-Tech training class was completed; 16 personnel completed <br /> the course. The Fire Hazmat assessment was completed, with two new <br /> hires. Various training opportunities are planned: CST, Li-lion, and <br /> radiation. <br /> ➢ Ocean Safety: WSO I PAE was completed on February 8, 2023. Interviews <br /> are scheduled for March 2, 2023. <br /> ➢ Rescue: Promotional assessment has been postponed/canceled. As of right <br /> now, no one from Rescue is getting promoted or looking to leave. Even if <br /> they have a list of names, there are no positions for the names to go to. <br /> • Incident Heat Map: Chief Todd referred to the incident heat map for January 2023 <br /> and compared call volumes across the island. <br />