2023-06-22 Fire Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes June 22, 2023 Page 4 • Emergency Medical Services: National EMS Week was held May 21-27th. The remount for Medic 7 was put into service on May 231. The EMS Branch participated in a fentanyl summit. Commissioner Magsalin wanted to know if Narcan is available to personnel. Chief Todd explained that Narcan is carried in all ambulances, and they also carry individual nasal spray doses. Commissioner Mattos asked why the department always gets Fords because lately there have been a lot of issues with them. He wanted to know if he received input from Station 7 on how the Chevy was working. Chief Todd explained that Ford is the one that bid. • Emergency Medical Services (cont.): Personnel participated in Handtevy Train -the - Trainer class, which is the pediatric resuscitation system. A Fire Medical Specialist assessment center was held, which allowed them to promote two people. EMR training for Emergency Medical Responders and WSO personnel. Eight personnel are interested in the next paramedic class. They're working with the Office of Aging on the production of educational videos regarding EMS. • Training Services: ARFF and HFD personnel participated in Forcible Entry Door training. The 52nd recruit class orientation took place, they have 18 formal offers on the firefighter side. The goal is to do two formal offers on the Fire/EMS recruit side and potentially four personnel from ARFF are joining this class, leaving them with a total of 24 recruits. They've been working on High Rise Firefighting training. The Training Branch Interviewed personnel for the promotion to Fire Training Specialist and completed their Tanker 3 audit. • Volunteer Training Section: Quarterly Captains' meeting was held on March 20th in Discovery Harbour. They are continuing to plan and train personnel in fire shelter deployment training. Company 1-Alpha has been working on security issues and repairs. Company 11-Charlie conducted hydrant detail of over 90 fire hydrants in Discovery Harbour. Company 8-Alpha assisted with operations at the Paauilo brush fire. • Fire Prevention: There was a fire investigation that was arson related, the cause is undetermined, this case has been routed to the Hawaii Police Department for further investigation. There was a fire that caused over a million dollars in losses, it's believed that the fire originated from a dumpster outside. New Fireworks Auditor, Shonne Sasaki started his position as of May 1st. The Fire Prevention Branch investigated nine complaints. For the month of May 2023, fire prevention inspections, acceptances, and certificates are at a total of 285. • Logistics, Emergency Communications, and Vehicle Maintenance Section: Six candidates are in training for FCO I (Fire Communications Officers). Nine personnel