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Internal Recruitments: In process of initiating recruitments for Fire Captain, Fire <br />Equipment Operator, Fire Hazmat Materials Specialist, Fire Rescue Specialist, <br />and Water Safety Officers positions. <br />Emergency Operations Bureau <br />Acquireda nationally recognized trainer to train the aerial apparatus personnel. <br />He provided 16 hours of training for each watch. <br />Support Services Division <br />EMS Bureau: <br />Permission granted by Dr. Linda Rosen, Chief of Emergency Medical Services, <br /> <br />Department of Health, toallow American Medical Response to bill patient <br />directly for all PRO QA “non-emergent” calls effective 2/1/11. PRO QA is a <br />computer based program for callsreceived by dispatchers. The dispatcher <br />asks a series of questions based on the chief complaint, with that it will come <br />out with a determinant ranging from Alpha to Echo. Alpha is the least serious. <br />When a call is determined to be an Alpha call, which is 30% of calls, and if <br />there is an AMR in the district, they will get dispatched.This is a cost savings <br />to the Department and allows the units to be available for other callsthat may <br />be of serious nature. <br />FMS II Chris Honda conducted in-service training for newly hired Hilo Medical <br /> <br />Center Emergency Room RNs. He provided EMS skills such as patient <br />extrication from a privately owned vehicle, C-spine precautions and standing <br />takedowns were discussed and practiced. The focus of this pilot program was <br />to facilitate better interagency relationships, share pre-hospital skills to assist <br />the hospital practitioner and to educate the Emergency Room RNs as to the <br />capabilities and challenges of the EMS Provider. Training was conducted on <br />2/7/11. <br />ththth <br />February 9, 11and 12-Fire Recruits successfully passed their EMT-I <br /> <br />National Registry written exam on Oahu, completing their EMT training. <br />th <br />February 16-attended an EMS Providers meeting on Oahu with Dean <br /> <br />Patricia O’Hagan of Kapi‘olani Community College. EMS Providers discussed <br />challenges with continuing education, acquiring pre-requisites for MICT class <br />and preceptor training. Also met with Professor Moeng of KCCto look over the <br />MICT pre-requisite on-line program. KCC is planning to offer an exclusive <br />MICT pre-requisite program for HFD and other State EMS providers. <br />th <br />February 18-Delivered new ambulance to North Kohala Fire station. <br /> <br />Last Friday – <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />