2006-03-08 Fire Commission Minutes

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Promotions and Hiring Internal Recruitments: Interviews and assessment centers for the Fire · Mechanic position will be held on March 10, 2006. Continuing to work on the recruitment for the three Fire Radio Dispatch positions. Captain, FEO, and Prevention Inspector Recruitments: Conducted the · Captains assessment center on March 2, 2006. Appreciation was expressed to Commissioner Matsuda, who attended. Commissioner Matsuda gave an overview of his observations. Commissioner Browne questioned whether there was any consideration on placing a training facility in West Hawaii. Chief Oliveira replied that the administrations goal and mission is to have adequate resources in every community island-wide. At the present time, there are no training facilities on the island and it is necessary to pursue this need. The department is considering partnershipswithprivateandothergovernmentagencies.Currently, an ongoing partnership is in progress between the County and the States Department of Transportation Keahole Airport Fire Fighters. They are working on a design and the conceptual plans for a comprehensive training facility, and have included the Fire Department. The HCFD appreciates being included with this project, because land is limited in West Hawaii, and financial support is limited. With the State and the FFA willing to put in the infrastructure and take the Fire Departments suggestions and build facilities that partnerships can use, it will allow the Fire Department to address this issue in West Hawaii, and then follow with another in East Hawaii. Also, once the burn-trailer is constructed and delivered, it will allow training in every community. The problem is with geography; the companies cannot commute to another area without compromising the coverage in their community. The burn-trailer will be mobile at the station. Another issue is with the buildup of the training program in the training division. Currently, there is only one training officer managing recruit and online training, certifications, etc. The HCFD has requested and will continue to request in its supplemental budget, resources that include staffing, to have a truly comprehensive training program. Furthermore, the Fire Fighter 1 program has just gotten off the ground. This program will address the departments need to have a formalized certification program that is administered by the Training Division, validated by testing and proficiency testing, and standardized across the entire island. Firefighter Recruit: Will be scheduling interviews for approximately · 100 candidates to be screened for the next phase of the selection thth process. This will establish the 34 and 35 recruit classes. Target 5