2011-12-14 Fire Commission Minutes

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HawaiÒi County Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes December 14, 2011 Page 3 Human Resources Technician: Jean Viernes will be promoted on December 16. Fire Equipment Mechanic: Open recruitment conducted December 4- 16. Emergency Operations Division : Operations: All six Battalion Chiefs are now in compliance of TA policies. Ocean view response time is the greatest due to distance for refueling. Five-gallon fuel containers will be stored at station 20 for topping off vehicles and reducing the number of trips to the base yard. They have two spare engines available, one at station 10 and the other at station 16. Rescue Boat 2-2 fuel tank is completed. They are repairing the electrical. Ethanol fuel has caused motor damage, and they are looking into using non-ethanol fuel. Tanker 11, Pahala, is scheduled for training on December 16. The Kona International Airport 2011 Triennual Emergency Response Exercise is scheduled for today. Company 7, Kailua, is participating A proposal for the use of an Emergency Response Guide for PGV was submitted. Special Operations: HazMat: Training completed in November with the Department of Health HEER. Liz Valdez of HEER supplied them with two sampling kits which sell for about $3,500 each. Training will be done at no cost to the department or the county. They learned how to put together their own kit with items from the drug store to save money. They are working on baseline medical screening for hazmat personnel, i.e., blood test for hazardous materials, before and after being on the Hazmat team. They are still looking for funding sources for the Multi Rae equipment with the wireless link. They are requesting assistance from the LEPC to assist with the purchase. A Clandestine Lab training sponsored by the State Public Safety Narcotics Division will be held in Honolulu on December 5-9. Special Operations Rescue: They are signing clients for the Project Lifesaver Program. It is a tracking device for persons with AlzheimerÓs or dementia.