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Hawaii Fire Commission
<br />Regular Session Minutes
<br />March 23, 2023
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<br />Budget: Chief Todd referred to the Chief's Report, and stated the numbers are on
<br />the high side and adjustments were made. He further explained that there's a spike
<br />because of all the catch-up payments that went out for raises and adjustments that
<br />should've been kicked in since the beginning of last fiscal year. Regarding the state -
<br />funded budget, HFD is a little behind on the billing for the EMS contract, but they'll
<br />be catching up with that this month and next month. The FY 2023 budget for the
<br />State EMS grant is $23,184,337. Five new ambulances were delivered and will be
<br />headed out to the stations in addition to the two that already went out.
<br />Alternative Funding & Grants: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response
<br />(SAFER) federal grant was for six captain positions and three firefighters. They've
<br />been approved and are now putting together another SAFER Grant for the current
<br />fiscal year. They received approval to request an additional 12 firefighter positions,
<br />this is currently in the application stage. The USDA, Forest Service Grant award of
<br />$197,637 has been 100% expended. HFD is still moving forward with the USDA,
<br />Forest Service Grant (for FY 2023), an extension was requested due to supply chain
<br />issues. They're still working through their FY 2021 Assistance to Firefighter Grant
<br />(AFG), which was a grant award of $494,900 for the extractor. They're currently still
<br />working with DPW and the CIP to get the stations repaired so they can install the
<br />extractors. They applied for the AFG Grant this year to support training. They're also
<br />working on the Fire Protection and Safety Grant. The state allocated $100,000 for
<br />each of their state beach contracts, which will be for equipment.
<br />Personnel Report: Jason Robello and Jared Spencer were promoted to fire captains,
<br />effective February 16, 2023. Bran Keopuhiwa and Kyle Vares were promoted to fire
<br />equipment operators, effective February 16, 2023. Talmadge Magno II was
<br />promoted to Fire/EMS Specialist II. The Fire Rescue Specialist Assessment Center
<br />has not yet been scheduled. Medicals and orientations are being scheduled for
<br />firefighter recruits in May 2023, with a start date of August 2023. Seventy-seven
<br />names were referred by DHR for Fire Communication Officer I, interviews were held
<br />on March 3, 2023, conditional offers were made, and medical exams were
<br />scheduled for March 15-21, 2023. The targeted hire date is April 3, 2023, for six
<br />vacant positions. Recruitment opened for Professional Trainee I, on February 26,
<br />2023, and closed on March 7, 2023, there was one referred candidate and the
<br />interview is pending. Recruitment opened for Senior Account Clerk, there was one
<br />referred candidate, and the interview is pending. Interviews were held for Clerk III in
<br />administration, targeted hire date is April 3, 2023. Three conditional offers were sent
<br />out for Water Safety Officer I, for two temporary summer hires and one permanent
<br />position, the targeted hire date is May 16, 2023.
<br />Total Calls for Service: Total calls for the calendar year is 5,249. At the end of the
<br />year, they're looking at approximately 30,000 calls, which would be an increase from
<br />the previous year, at 29,000. Chief Todd noted that the total calls for the year in the
<br />report are inaccurate, he believes the total calls for 2022 were around 29,000.
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