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Promotions & hiring: Interviews were held for a fire radio dispatcher position. This <br />person will start on May 16. There has been a retirement of a fire dispatcher. HFD <br />has received approval for the promotional process from the Department of Civil <br />Service. <br /> Operations division: An Emergency Operations Center Orientation was conducted. <br />HFD is receiving more info regarding the SARS virus policy procedures for HFD <br />personnel to keep more aware of the diseases. There have been s <br />with multi-agencies concerning incidents occurring on an airplane. An example <br />includes if an HFD employee boarded the airplane, would the airplane be <br />quarantined and the HFD personnel be kept on board. HOVE personnel received <br />training of new technology of the truck on April 14-16. The apparatus will be sent <br />around the island to allow other personnel to get acquainted with the vehicle. The <br />truck will be stationed in HOVE. <br /> Prevention bureau: Battalion Chief Kihara has been brought back on contract for 89 <br />days. HFD is utilizing the City & County of HonoluluÓs Fire Department for training of <br />the new inspectors. Someone needs to do plan review and approva <br />developments. Making significant progress; receiving positive feedback. Worked <br />well with this past Merrie Monarch festival. Fire codes were enforced. <br /> Training division: Recruits are coming along well; mid-term coming up. The training <br />team will be doing evaluations of each candidate. Next class starts in August. <br />Working with HPD to do background screening checks. There will be 14 recruits for <br />the next class. <br />NOTE: Commissioner Fergerstrom arrived at 10:25 am. <br />st <br /> Volunteer division: HOVE volunteers went to the ÐOperation for 1 Response <br />Program.Ñ Included in this training were auto accidents, significant traumas, and <br />cardiac emergencies to be done by volunteers. A $20,000 grant from the National <br />Park Service was received for Volcano, North Kohala, (the boundary of National <br />Park.) <br /> Fire Auxiliary Services Division: expedite filling of fire auxiliary officer; the microwave <br />project is the main assignment for this position. Radio and communications <br />infrastructure is a 700 megahertz project. The development team is looking in to see <br />if a 700 band is the route that public safety should take. A significant amount of <br />lobbying for the 700 band is being done. The concerns are that the 800 megahertz <br />is a metropolitan friendly frequency but absorbed frequently by vegetation. <br />Councilman Safarik shared the same sentiments that civil defense is recommending. <br /> New projects: HFD records management system is progressing with the help of Data <br />Systems and the City & County of Honolulu Fire Department. Are in negotiations <br />with a vendor that provided the licenses to get more licenses. <br />restructuring the organization; to provide better flow and management of resources. <br />4 <br /> <br />