2012-07-11 Fire Commission Minutes

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HawaiÒi County Fire Commission Minutes of July 11, 2012 Page 4 Special Operations Hazmat: The draft of the Standard Operating Guides was submitted for review by AC Arbles, himself, and Corporation Counsel. The guide allows for flexibility because every emergency incident is dynamic and they need to be flexible. Rescue They continued with the signing up of clients for Project Lifesaver. New tracking devices were purchased and will be utilized at rescue stations. They are 95% caught up with the purchase of the Sayre equipment. Resolutions all passed, allowing them to utilize the equipment as they arrive. The new rescue drill schedule was implemented and is being used. Ocean Safety The new Water Safety Officer I was hired on July 2. They are working on revising the aquatics self-certification program to include ocean safety. It will identify skills required for USLA standards. New SOP and discipline procedures were distributed to ocean safety personnel. The first session of the Junior Lifeguard program was completed. championships will be held on July 21 in Hpuna. The State championship will be held on Oahu on July 28, and they will be sending their Water Safety Officers and their Junior Lifeguards. Battalion Chief Kosaki reported that the Act 190 signs have been purchased and are here. There are also non-Act 190 signs such as shark sightings. The signs have a high cost. The CountyÓs sign making division makes excellent signs, and he will bring this up with the Chief. SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION EMS Bureau: Ten personnel in the MICT class left for Oahu on June 2 to start their Clinical phase of MICT training. They were provided orientation to OahuÓs EMS system and did clinical rotations at Kapiolani WomenÓs and ChildrenÓs Hospital and Queens Medical Center. Training Bureau: The Tactics portion of the Hazmat Technicians class concluded on June 4-15. Twenty-two of their personnel completed the course. They are actively working on the schedule for the upcoming Fire Fighters recruit class for September. Volunteer Training Bureau: They received additional PAK radios.