05 FIRE CHIEFS REPORT November 2022 (2)

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FIRE PREVENTION REPORT Est Goal Obj # November CYTD Key Performance Indicators EOY Total Business Inspections 2000 per 1 47 209 502 completed year Total Fire investigations N/A - 4 22 53 Fire Investigations comp in 72 hrs 100% 2 2 39.28% 48% % of fire invest determined >80% 3 25% 34.5% 35% 2.10 14 cal Avg Plan Review time 4 hours per NA NA days plan Vacant positions <1 5 2 2 <1 The Fire Prevention Branch investigated 4 structure fires during the month of November. The fires were in Districts 1, 6, 10, and 11. Fire Inspector II and Plans Examiner Ed Kawasaki has reported working a total of 136 hours this month with 29 hours being spent on inspections, testing, meetings, etc., which leaves 107 hours dedicated to plan review. He reviewed a total of 51 plans divided into 107 hours which equals 2.10 hours per plan. Fire Prevention Branch personnel conducted 164 inspections to include 47 commercial inspections, 21 commercial reinspections, 6 Certificate of Occupancy, 5 Educational, 0 Educational Reinspections, 44 Fire Protection System Acceptance Testing, 13 Site Inspections, 0 Fireworks shows, 8 Tent inspections, 1 Fireworks site storage, and 3 Tank inspections. Fire Prevention Branch also investigated 9 complaints. Two (2) fire investigation records/reports were researched and sent to the requested parties. The Fire Prevention Branch conducted 6 Public Education Presentations. One of the major Public Education projects conducted this month included working with Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization Home Assessment programs to identify fire hazards at residential homes. TA Fire Inspector John Requelman attended this 3-day course and was able to pass on knowledge to his fellow inspectors. The 2018 NFPA 1 Fire Code passed the first hearing with the Hawaii County Council. There are two (2) more hearings scheduled on December 21, 2022, and final hearing on January 5, 2023. Section Report by: BC Kurashige 10 | Page