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initiative and its intent is to reduce the incidents of work related incidents <br />and fatalities associated with the hazards of the job. <br />In 2009, the department successfully applied for that same grant program <br />funding to purchase 250 sets of personal protective gear for both our paid <br />and volunteer members. <br />In 2009, the department successfully applied for theAssistance to Fire <br />Fighters Fire Station Construction grant program for the purpose of <br />constructing or renovating fire response facilities. The department <br />received an award of just over $4 million and it’s been earmarked for <br />Makalei Fire Station in Kona. <br />The department submitted an application for the Assistance to Fire <br /> <br />Fighters SAFER and is waiting for a response. <br /> <br />The department is working on the application for the Community <br />Development Block Grant with the housing department to purchase a <br />tanker/tender for the community. <br />In the 2011 CDBG grant, the department is looking for funds to replace the <br />front line pumper apparatus for the Pahoa Fire Station. <br />All the engineering work for the Makalei Fire Station is complete and will <br />inform the commissioners of the date for ground breaking. <br />CIP Projects: Theadministration and support facility remains status quo <br /> <br />with no change, primarily for the lack of funds for construction. Prior CIP <br />monies were secured to build their own fire administration and support <br />complex to include a new dispatch center, training facility and <br />administration offices in one place. <br />TheCentral Fire Station and the Kawailani Fire Station are both relocation <br />or new station replacement station projects. For the district, monies <br />are earmarked for the erection of two garages, one for the <br />volunteers and one for the Naalehu volunteers, and also funding to install <br />a hydrant on the Ocean View well system. The third project as part of that <br />comprehensive package was monies to purchase and install a lifeguard <br />tower down at the Punaluu Beach Park. <br />For the Pa‘auilo volunteer garage, the County’s property manager has <br />been negotiating with the Pa‘auilo catholic church regarding the possible <br />lease of a portion of that property. <br />Other CIP projects include ADA renovations to the Waimea Fire Station, <br />the completion of the Honokaa Fire Station, and the North Kohala Fire <br />station is just getting underway with the ADA HazMat Abatement project. <br />3 <br /> <br />