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to work with their caregivers or families and basically puts on the individual, or on <br />one of their belongings, a radio transmitter in the event they should wander or get <br />lost. The search and rescue unit, when they are activated and deployed, can use <br />a radio transmission finder to then track down and pinpoint the location of the <br />missing party. <br /> <br /> <br /> Sayre Foundation: Currently, Chief Kosaki is working with the Sayre’s on the <br />purchase and delivery of certain equipment that department personnel have <br />identified as things they’d like to have in a rescue company. <br /> <br /> <br /> Ocean Safety Program: <br /> Punalu‘u Beach Park – Chief Kosaki is working with Corporation Counsel, <br />o <br />the County’s Property Management Office, the Planning Department and <br />the Mayor’s Office on the installation of a lifeguard tower. The department <br />has had some challenges with this particular property because where the <br />department would like to place the tower it’s on private property. <br /> <br /> Hāpuna Beach Park – Chief Kosaki is also working to place a temporary <br />o <br /> tower on the north end of the property that would give the ocean safety <br />officers a visual vantage point to observe activities on the far north end of <br />the beach which is on State unencumbered land. <br /> <br /> <br /> Awaiting the delivery of the new ATV for Hāpuna Beach Park. Funding is through <br />State funding. <br /> <br /> <br /> New uniform policy for ocean safety officers – there’s a uniform reimbursement <br />program in place. Currently, the department is negotiating and consulting with the <br />union regarding UV protection garments for ocean safety officers. <br /> <br />th <br /> <br /> State Junior Lifeguard Championships – Held on July 30 at Hāpuna Beach and <br />Kauai took the championship again. Thanks to Chief Kosaki for working with the <br />ocean safety officers on hosting and putting on a really nice event. <br /> <br />Support Services Division: <br /> <br /> EMS Bureau: <br /> Two MICT candidates are still moving forward with their training in class, <br />o <br />they’re in their second month of internship and should be returning home to <br />wrap up their internship in October. <br /> <br /> Continues to review the partnership the department has with AMR and the <br />o <br />integrations of the AMR into the 911 response system; seeing tremendous <br />benefit in reducing the unnecessary use of advance life support resources <br />from both Hilo and Kona by integrating AMR providing basic life support <br />response as part of our 911 Dispatching system. <br /> <br /> <br /> Training Bureau: Recruit training continues as planned; in the process of trying to <br />prepare the 15 remaining recruits for their EMT training. <br /> <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />