05 FIRE CHIEFS REPORT November 2022 (2)

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EMS REPORT st All personnel in our 51fire recruit class have successfully completed their state and st back with our HFD Training Branch as of November 21. Our Fall 2022 MICT class is currently finishing up their didactic portion of class and will begin their clinical experience in January 2023. We have completed our 2022 ambulance and aeromedical audits and have submitted all required documentation for our state ambulance contract renewal for 2023. We would like to thank everyone for their assistance with this process. We are happy to announce that we have launched our Narcan program in our department. Our departments SOG and training has been assigned through Target Solutions and our intranasal Narcan has been delivered to our stations. We have received our new Panasonic Toughbook laptops for patient charting and they are currently being programed. These new laptops will be distributed shortly. The EMS Branch facilitated a clerk III interview and a Fire Medical Specialist III assessment center in the month of November. As part of our community education efforts, we have assisted Hilo Medical Center with the production of a stroke awareness video. This educational video will be used as a PSA for the community and will also be featured at the upcoming Hawaii Stroke Coalition Symposium being held in Honolulu on December 3, 2022 Big Mahalo to BC Provencal, FMS II Wissing and FF/EMT Moller for their assistance. We would also like to thank Captain Kanae for all of his hard work and coordination with this project. Our new EMS warehouse cargo delivery truck bid has been awarded to International Trucks of Hawaii. This bid came in at $110,417 and is currently expected to be completed in February of next year. Section Report by: BC Honda TRAINING REPORT Annual Hazardous Materials First Responder of Operations and Hazardous Materials Technician refresher training has been completed by 95% of personnel. Members participated in HAZMAT site visits and generated pre-incident plans utilizing ICS forms. HAZMAT Companies 4 and 21 were instrumental in providing many hours of consultation with personnel and completed hands-on training specific to the target hazards identified by first-due companies. This was a monumental effort by all, and a much-needed return to interactive, hands-on face-to-face learning. Personnel who were unable to complete the above assignment were assigned and alternative option to complete on-line modules on Target Solutions Facilitated and conducted auto-extrication training at the Hilo Abandoned Vehicle Lot using the latest vehicle extrication techniques and equipment. Companies 1, 2, 3, and also examining the possibility of partnering with Genesis Rescue Systems to provide an auto- Confined Space Rescue refresher training is underway for Rescue and HAZMAT Companies. Each company and platoon are training each other on their respective roles for response to these incidents in compliance with OSHA requirements. This 8 | Page