2012-03-14 Fire Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes March 14, 2012 Page 3 residents, to take care of the wildlife vegetation. They have enforcement powers and will send letters to the property owners to cutback the vegetation. Operations incident command trailers are being worked on, and desks and storage areas are being built. Hazmat: Companies are doing individualized training with their equipment. They started doing baseline medical screening which is an OSHA requirement. They are still looking for funding sources for their Multi Rae equipment. They are working with the LEPC to receive 50% funding. Rescue: They are working on the equipment list for all rescue personnel and providing personnel with adequate training. Ocean Safety: Personal Protective Equipment (UV protection garments) will be distributed to water safety personnel. They are updating equipment lists for all WSOs and identifying mandatory equipment needed on a daily basis. They purchased required ocean warning signs as required by Act 190. Having the signs up affords them more legal protection. Public Works is putting up the signs. For areas that are not manned, they have fixed, permanent signs. The beaches that are manned have signs with various warning placards that can be changed by WSOs as conditions change. Senate Bill 2967 was introduced to create a bargaining unit for water safety officers. • SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION EMS Bureau: They have had problems with Kapiolani Community College maintaining their level of training. They approached Mayor Kenoi to allow them another position, thereby allowing the Fire Department the ability to manage their own EMS training. The goal is to make sure the remaining 11 people get certified. FMS II Honda is working with the MICT Class on a daily basis. Test scores have gone up significantly. Chief Rosario attended a meeting with the Fire Science Program Coordinator Jack Minassian, HCC officials, and retired Chief Oliveira to discuss incorporating the MICT pre- requisites into the Fire Science Program. They also discussed EMS educational needs and licensure. Follow -up meetings will be scheduled. Training Bureau: Training Captain Okinaka, along with four personnel, represented the department in a state -wide CERT Train the Trainer course held at Bellows AFS Regional Training Institute on Oahu. They were instructed on how to instruct and manage classes.