2012-06-13 Fire Commission Minutes

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HawaiÒi County Fire Commission Minutes of June 13, 2012 Page 4 SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION EMS Bureau FMS Honda worked with personnel from Pahala and Naalehu fire stations to conduct pre-hospital EMS training for KaÓu Hospital staff. Skills such as rapid trauma assessment, spinal precautions, and patient extrication out of a vehicle were done. Feedback from the hospital staff was very positive, and they were very appreciative of the training. Ten MICT students were scheduled to continue their clinical and internship phase of their training on Oahu in June. The interns will return to the Big Island in October. They are projected to graduate in January. Fire Administration and staff met with Kapiolani Community CollegeÓs EMS Program Director, State EMS personnel, and State EMS providers to discuss concerns over the lack of EMS instructors. There was agreement that a collaborative effort is needed to address the issues of EMS training. st Training Bureau: They are starting to plan and schedule for the 41 fire fighter recruit class. They are targeting for 18 recruits in September. Volunteer Training Bureau They continue to meet with the Four Seasons Resort. Management is not allowing staff to leave the property. It is one company for the whole area. The Four Seasons have already been put on notice that their apparatus would be taken away if they do not allow volunteers on the property or their staff off the property. They donÓt want to remove the apparatus, but they also want them to cooperate. They need to service the community. Their volunteer company is made up of their employees, mostly security. This issue has been going on for ye dealing with three properties and have not been able to meet face to face with all those involved. They need to be proactive and make it work. Commissioner Moku will work with the Chief and the Four Seasons Management staff. County Council members have asked for additional volunteer stations. However, requests need to be backed up with funding. Commissioner Moku stated that it is incumbent of the council member to take a leadership role with funding. Prevention Bureau Their arson canine, Kaimi, and Captain Perreira conducted an interview and demonstration for the news media on Oahu. They also traveled to Kansas for canine recertification and passed with high scores. Dispatch: All three Dispatch Supervisors received their EMDQA cards. All three met the qualifications to apply for the Fire Communications Supervisor position.