2011-01-12 Fire Commission Minutes

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Tom Brandt spoke with Captain Doug Keown,from Paradise Park,and he was very appreciative of Commissioner Henkel stopping in during the training and would like to offer that invitation to any of the commissioners. Chief Oliveira called on Chief Uchida to provide the current status of the MICT candidates. Chief Uchida noted that some of the MICT candidates completedtheir training program which consists about one year. Three of the candidates have completed their program and received their temporary MICT license and running as Fire Medical Specialiststoday. On February 20, 2011, they have to complete their national registry skills testing to be permanently certified a Fire Medical Specialists. One member that was extended on his internship and he’s scheduled to finish his skill testing on Friday. Chief Uchida stated that as far as the ongoing class, being that the department hadonly two candidates for the MICT program, the training center didn’t feel that was very viable to commit one year of training at the EMS training center here in Hilo for just two students, so the department sent the two students to attach to a th paramedic class on Oahu which started on January 10. Vice Chair Robinson asked Chief Uchida if the program is still running under KCC. Chief Uchida replied that it’s still under KCC but the department has some issues with the prerequisites for the MICT program. KCC has always required prerequisites but the department had some kind of agreement where they didn’t require our students, our employees to have those prerequisites. Now KCC is requiring the prerequisites. Chief Oliveira called on Captain Vincent to provide the current status of the recruit class. Captain Vincent presented that the recruit class has17 members with one member serving in the military overseas.The remaining 16 members finished the EMT portion of their class and willbegin driver training. Looking at a th graduation date of February 25. Chief Oliveira stated in the past, the department was privileged not to have been required to have the prerequisites to get into the MICT program; it was like a waiver through the university system. But as a matter consistency,they are now requiring all students to have the prerequisites, the unfortunate thing is that the same prerequisites that are required for MICT is the same as what’s required for the nursing program. The department is trying to partner with the college to bring the curriculum to the local campus to cut down on costs and make it easier for the employee. 5