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HAWAI`I FIRE COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION MINUTES SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 HAWAI`I COUNTY BUILDING, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 25 AUPUNI ST., SUITE 1401, HILO, HI UNAPPROVED MINUTES These minutes are DRAFT minutes. The commission has not voted to accept them. Changes may/may not be made prior to their adoption at the next meeting. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Kosaki called the meeting to order at 9.00 a.m. Present: Gerald Kosaki, Chair Steven Hirakami, Vice Chair Wayne Perrin Jr., Commissioner Les Hanano, Commissioner Shon Magsalin, Commissioner Wesley Mattos, Commissioner Rick Porter, Commissioner Carlene Wolf, Commissioner Absent: Brian Cushnie, Commissioner A quorum was present. Also present: Kazuo Todd, Fire Chief Daniel Volpe, Deputy Fire Chief Lono Lindsey, Battalion Chief Bradley Young, Battalion Chief Sinclair Salas-Ferguson, Deputy Corporation Counsel Charisse Correa, Secretary PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS There were none. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes for the August 28, 2025, regular session were approved. FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT Chief Todd highlighted items from the Fire Chief's Report. A detailed report is on file. He noted that some data is unavailable due to the county's transition to a new system. • Fiscal & Grants: The total department budget is approximately $76.8 million, with about $12.8 million (16.74%) expended year-to-date (YTD). A formal offer was received for the FY25 SAFER grant, which is a $4.3 million grant, not $1.3 million as stated in the written report. The FY25 HMGP-PF grant for power redundancy is an $11 million grant, not $3.2 million for structural mitigation as listed. Brush trucks from the 23 CDBG grant are expected by October 9. Trucks and a mobile service trailer from the 24 CDBG-MIT grant have arrived and are being outfitted. The bid for the