2011-11-09 Fire Commission Minutes

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HawaiÒi County Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes November 9, 2011 Page 8 Canine dog, Kaimi, was used in three structure fires, two of which are still under o investigation. Auxiliary Services: Communications Center Î in the process of replacing all old dispatch o communications equipment including the phone system. The current phone system, Northstar Telephone System, is very outdated and Hawaiian Tel is targeted with replacing the phone system which is also tied in with Police. Maintenance Shop : Seventy-seven repairs done last month. o Nineteen trouble calls Î these are calls that are either after hours or beyond o normal work hours. Chief mechanic participated in the pre-construction teleconference for two new o medics for the KeaÒau and Captain Cook Stations. The vendor for those medics is Braun Northwest and should arrive sometime in 2012. Received a United States Department of Agricultural Model 62 fire truck through o the Department of Forestry and Wildlife and currently in the process of completing the registration. Chairman Taniguchi asked if the two incident resource trailers that were received back in August were on line. Chief Rosario replied they are not on line yet. The personnel at the Waimea Station have been helping with the internal fabrication of some tables and shelving to put the equipment on; will check with Captain Honda who is the project person for a timeline. The incident trailers are trailers that have equipment to assist with the incident command at a location; it has computer, a printer and a desk for the incident commander to work on necessary forms that need to go to outside agencies and provides a place to hold command meetings and a general location to be identified as a command post. Chief Rosario provided the Commission with his 100 Day Plan. He indicated that while working on the plan, he noticed that it would be something that would never be completed as things come and go and it is something that would g days. The 100 Day Plan includes dates certain things were started, the priority levels and the completion rate for it. Chief Rosario welcomed any input from the Commissioners on his 100 day plan. Commissioner Moku asked if the 100 day plan is a roll over program. Chief Rosario replied it is a useful tool because he wants to ensure he is on task with his projects.