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th <br />week on March 20, they will be conducting open forum meetings with the <br />membership to review the proposed EMS career ladder. It does not require <br />membership ratification. Between the union and administration and through the <br />supplemental agreement, they can just agree to implement the career ladder. <br />The four principles of this program are: to provide the appropriate rank structure <br />that allows for upward mobility within the EMS career, to provide a fair <br />compensation package, will provide mechanisms to increase and promote <br />recruitments into the MICT positions or EMS career and lastly to provide <br />retention. To retain the seasoned, committed veterans members of the EMS <br />program in that career path. <br />Rescue: <br />Have 2 Heavy Rescue <br /> <br />heavy rescues were acquired last year. This allows rescue companies to <br />respond with their full arsenal of equipment. Also provides them with operational <br />mobile command center out in the field. It’s a step in the direction that they want <br />to go. <br />Ocean Safety: <br />We are continuing to move forward to provide water safety officer coverage down <br /> <br />at Punaluu. We have 1 WSO II Kevin Ohara that have expressed an interest in <br />moving to that location. <br />Support Services Division <br />EMS Bureau: <br />rd <br />MICT students (5) participated in the 93CST exercise on March 10, 2010. Their <br /> <br />role was providing assistance in the Medical Branch (triage) of the operation section. <br />Captains Lance Uchida & Garret Komatsu began their orientation of the EMS <br /> <br />Bureau of our department. <br />Training Bureau: <br />th <br />The 39FF recruit class began on March 16, 2010. There are 18 recruits in this <br /> <br />class. We are using some adjunct instructors to deliver the FF curriculum along <br />with the HFD peer fitness team to do the physical training. <br />5 <br /> <br />