2009-03-11 Fire Commission Minutes

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Received – 1, Honda Rancher ATV in service –Ocean Safety-Hapuna. Received – 1, 2009 Toyota Tacoma 4 X 4 (from Sayre Foundation) – Rescue 2. Received – 1, 2008 Ford F350 4 X 4 (from Sayre Foundation and Ironman) - Brush truck to Company 7B. Chair Bertsch suggested that the old radios be offered to the volunteers for their brush trucks. Training Bureau th 38 Firefighter Recruit class: Completing driver-training. Will begin EMT class in April. th 37 Firefighter Recruit class: Passed their EMT-I National Registry exam. Currently assigned to companies and working 24-hour shifts. Other Training USLA training completed in February. CPR training is ongoing. Upcoming training in March – CMC Rope Rescue class to be held in Kailua. National Fire Academy in April. Volunteer Section Captains continue training at the Volunteer Companies. East Hawai‘i: 27.5 hours of company training. West Hawai‘i: 30 hours of company training Change of Designation: At the last Volunteer Fire Chief’s meeting, a vote was conducted and by consensus it was decided that Volunteer Fire Chiefs will be designated as Volunteer Company Officers or Captains. Fire Commission Written Communication No. 09-01: Discovery Harbour Volunteer Company Officer is now Larry Kingsley. Report by Tom Brandt Ironing party: Appreciation to Captain DeSa’s wife and Chief Oliveira who spent the entire day ironing patches onto the volunteer’s shirts. Volunteer Company Officer’s meeting: Not scheduled. Date and time will be advised when known. New Projects/Business 2009 State Legislature: Home rule fireworks legislation did not make it out of committee this session. The Fire Department will try again next year. Employee/Public Relations Hats Off Campaign for American Red Cross: Scheduled for March 14, 2009, at KTA Puainako and WalMart-Kona. Chief Oliveira will participate in dunking booth from 11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.—for $1 a ball you get a chance to dunk him. 5