2025-08-28 Fire Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes August 28, 2025 Page 4 candidates. Recruitment is underway for the next class, potentially starting in February. Of the 22 HFD candidates, five have resigned, leaving 17. The current recruit class is undergoing Firefighter I and II training, with wildland and driver training planned for next spring. Program objectives include developing a professional development program for officers into command training, structural firefighting training for recruits and field personnel, and a future wildland firefighting training program. Program highlights included Tactical Chemistry for Emergency Responders training at Haihai and service training for the county's new electric buses. • Volunteer Services Section: Salaries and wages are at 6.25% and OCE at 26.49%. they currently have a total of 111 volunteers. Program objectives include applying for at least two grants annually, fully managing and expending grant funds, ensuring volunteer online training compliance, and maintaining at least one spare qualified driver per volunteer station. • Fire Prevention Section: The Fire Prevention Section has expended 11% of salaries and wages and 3.33% of OCE. Program objectives for the period included conducting two inspections, two public events, 57 plan reviews, one fire investigation, and three complaints, maintaining an average of 10.5 plans reviewed. Budget objectives include reviewing plans within 14 calendar days, conducting two public education outreach events per month, maintaining certified fire investigative technician designations for at least two personnel, and inspecting more than six high-hazard sites per month. Chief Todd noted that the Prevention Bureau has been integrating data into the EPR Fireworks system. • Auxiliary Services Section: Currently, salaries and wages are at 10.28%, 38% of OCE, and 4% on equipment. They had 119 orders in July, and approximately $91,000 worth was sent to the department. They maintain 512 variants inside the warehouse, and 364 of those are currently in stock. • Vehicle Maintenance Section: 11% of salaries expended and 34% of OCE. There was a total of 265 repairs, 38 service calls, and 24 contracted out tows. They're currently maintaining 242 active vehicles, with 14 additional vehicles expected to be deployed within the next month and a half. The primary budget goal is to transition all vehicle work orders into the EPR Fireworks system for data. Chair Kosaki asked for clarification on the numbers in the report. Chief Todd noted that some data in the report are calendar year to date, and others are fiscal. • Emergency Communications: The section has expended 4.68% of salaries and wages and 12% of OCE. In July, dispatch handled 4,563 calls, including 2,415 911 calls and 2,148 administrative calls. The average 911 call duration was approximately three minutes, with 87.3% answered within 10 seconds. The goal for Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) compliance is 70% or greater; current