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Prevention Bureau: <br />Fireworks issues over the New Year’s weekend –sold approximately <br /> <br />1,300 fireworkspermits which amount to about $33,500. Monies <br />th <br />generated from the permit sales are used to help subsidize the 4of July <br />community public displays.The department is moving in a direction where <br />it will eventually be able to limit or even prohibit fireworks use during the <br />dryer months of the year by supporting the non-profits in putting on a <br />display. <br />Vice Chair Robinson asked Chief Oliveira ifrevenue generatedfrom the sales of <br />the permits is used to fund public displays, what will happen ifthere is a complete <br />ban. <br />Chief Oliveira replied that based on his observations and interaction with people <br />in the community, he doesn’t think there will be a complete ban of fireworks for <br />New Year’s here as it’s very culturally entrenched and engrained and the <br />department respects and understands that. It’s cooperation on developing safe <br />use, so the department will always generate revenue with New Year’s and that’s <br />th <br />the revenue that will support the 4ofJuly. <br />Vice Chair Robinson asked Chief Oliveira about his foresight regarding the total <br />fireworks ban in Honolulu and how it may impact New Year’s here. <br />Chief Oliveira replied that he was asked to be part of the Senate’s established <br />Illegal Task Force that has been meeting for the last six months. <br />Recommendations from the task force that has beenforwarded to the Legislature <br />for consideration is how create consistency amongst the jurisdictionswith <br />whatever regulations are going to be imposed. There is going to be a need for <br />some consistency. <br />Employee and Public Relations: <br />Thankedmembers of the department and stations that participated in the <br /> <br />station decorating contest as well as thankedthe commissioners who <br />helpedjudge the contest. <br />Vice Chair Robinson noted that he did get a chance to visit the Pahoa and Keaau <br />stations;unfortunately he didn’t place his choices in time. <br />Break (10:56 a.m. –11:05 a.m.) <br />Chief Oliveira did a PowerPoint presentation on the EMS Career Ladder. <br />History -in1975 became the first and only fire department to integrate the <br /> <br />EMS into this mission set. Today,it is still the only municipal fire <br />department in the state that has EMS as part of its mission and forum and <br />providesambulance service. When the program started back in the 70s, <br />there was no additional compensation, it was done voluntarily. In the mid <br />to late 1980s,the state basically took itself out of ambulance service and <br />6 <br /> <br />