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Surveyor Towers: Anticipating the arrival of three towers in February <br />2009. Two will be placed in West Hawai‘i at Laaloa (Magic Sands) and <br />Spencer Beach Park. The third will be assigned to Isaac Hale Beach Park <br />(Pohoiki). <br /> Hawai'i County’s Shoreline Risk Assessment: Dr. Chip Fletcher informed <br />Captain Stelfox that the funds acquired for his research have been <br />exhausted. Therefore, he will provide Captain Stelfox a report on his <br />present findings by late December. <br />Commissioner Bertsch questioned whether Dr. Fletcher would provide a <br />final report. <br />Captain Stelfox stated that he would contact Dr. Fletcher and ask whether <br />his research was complete. <br /> Operation improvements: There is consideration to have Water Safety <br />Officers require EMT-B training and integrating their training with <br />Firefighter Recruits. <br />Commissioner Bertsch reiterated his concern on whether Dr. Fletcher’s <br />research was incomplete because of the depletion of funds. <br />Emergency Operations Division <br />stnd <br /> Station Inspections for 1 Battalion completed. Station Inspections for 2 <br />Battalion to be completed by end of the year. <br /> MANPAD table top exercise held on November 26, 2008, with the <br />Transportation Security Administration in Kona. <br />Support Services Division <br />Emergency Medical Services Bureau <br /> MICT Class: Presently involved in their clinical internship on the Big <br />Island. <br />Fire Auxiliary Services <br />Warehouse Section <br /> Chief Oliveira requested that the Fire Commission agendize and <br />participate in a familiarization tour of the department’s warehouse <br />following the January meeting. <br />Fire Station Improvements <br /> Pahala Fire Station: Hilo Mechanics and Pahala Fire Station Captains <br />met in order to review spec and installation locations for a new air system. <br />Training Bureau <br />Recruit Training <br />4 <br /> <br />