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Hawai‘i County Fire Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />May 9, 2012 <br />Page 3 <br /> Hazmat: BC Gerald Kosaki attended a drill with the 93rd CST on April 16-18 <br />involving a maritime drill with the Honolulu Fire Department hazmat team. <br /> Funding sources were secured for the Multi-Rae equipment with the wireless <br />link. They are getting 50% funding from the LEPC and the other 50% from the <br />Sayre Foundation. <br /> Incident command trailers still at Station 9 where cabinets are being installed. <br />Rescue <br /> Equipment funded by the Sayre Foundation is being purchased – working on <br />obtaining County Council resolution for acceptance of equipment. <br />Ocean Safety <br /> WSO IV internal recruitment completed; looking to fill position in May. <br /> WSO I open recruitment was held in April; received about 50 applications. <br /> New SOP and discipline procedures are now in consultation with HGEA. <br />Rules and regulations will be implemented soon. <br /> Act 190 signage was assessed and has been ordered. Other signage will be <br />purchased when funds become available. <br />Support Services Division <br />EMS Bureau <br /> Two new ambulances for Captain Cook and Keaau were received. Keaau <br />has already been put into service, and Captain Cook will be put in service <br />soon. <br /> FF Ryan Kreps successfully passed the National Registry Skills Exam on <br />Oahu and is awaiting his permanent state MICT license. <br /> The MICT class successfully passed the MICT 150 and 160 curriculums and <br />is currently in the MICT 200 portion of training. Clinical rotation in Hilo is <br />scheduled for May 13, and then will move to Oahu on June 2. <br />Training Bureau <br /> Open recruitment for the Fire Apparatus Trainer position has been <br />unsuccessful. It was then opened for temporary assignment and is currently <br />been evaluated for efficiency. <br /> Volunteer Captain DeSa and Training Captain Okinaka attended two driver <br />training classes in Missouri which covered emergency services trailer <br />operations and safety and emergency vehicle driver training. Both were train <br />the trainer courses and they are certified instructors who are able to deliver <br />classes and certify department personnel. <br /> The Hazardous Materials Technician class has commenced. It has two <br />sections, chemistry and tactical. <br />Prevention Bureau <br />th <br /> Working on upcoming 4 of July festivities throughout the island. <br /> <br />