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Hawaii County Fire Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />September 12, 2012 <br />Page 4 <br />➢ Special Operations <br />✓ Hazmat: The Hawaii Army National Guard has a full -time staff that they <br />have been working with in dealing with any type of hazardous materials <br />incident throughout the State. They do drills throughout the State for each <br />fire department. <br />They have been working with Jeff Melrose from the Mayor's office, Ben <br />Fuata of Civil Defense, and Mike Kaleikini at Puna Geothermal Ventures <br />(PGV) in trying to assure the public of the safety of PGV and coming up <br />with a response and evacuation plan. They have been working on drills. <br />The Fire Department's response plan is the same as any place else. . <br />✓ Ocean Safety: A big push has been their Jet Ski Program. They have had <br />a lot of inquiries from organizations who want to donate jet skies. However, <br />they will need more personnel and proper training. Chief Kosaki will be <br />meeting with personnel from the Kauai Fire Department who has a very <br />well -run Jet Ski Program. <br />They had a lot of problems last month with four of their lifeguard towers in <br />Hilo being broken into and equipment stolen. The lock and the door were <br />broken. The AED is a medical device, and it was stolen. They now have to <br />take the equipment to a centralized location for storage. <br />• SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION <br />➢ Training Bureau: They got used apparatuses as gifts from the Honolulu Fire <br />Department. The trucks all have manual transmissions. He has personnel 20 <br />years in the department who never drove a standard. They will create a training <br />program for personnel to orient themselves to the vehicles and integrate these <br />vehicles into their daily operations. <br />➢ Volunteer Training Bureau: They passed out first aid kits for the volunteer <br />apparatuses. Chief Rosario introduced Wayne Krug, the new Volunteer Fire <br />Chief. Chair Taniguchi reported that at the volunteer meeting in August, Wayne <br />Krug was elected as Volunteer Fire Chief. He comes out of the Laupahoehoe <br />Volunteer Station. <br />Volunteer Fire Chief Krug reported that their main goal is safety. He showed the <br />commission a full -face respirator which he thinks is great. . Chief Krug asked for <br />help in purchasing footwear. Chair Taniguchi stated he is sure Chief Rosario is <br />open to working with the volunteers collectively, towards filling both the <br />department's and the volunteers' needs. Chief Krug stated that they have an <br />association meeting every three months. He asked if they could get about $100 <br />from some kind of fund to help pay for lunches. Chair Taniguchi, speaking as a <br />private citizen, offered to help pay for lunch at their next quarterly meeting. He <br />asked Chief Krug to familiarize ourselves with any county solicitation policy, and <br />further suggested they look towards the communities the volunteer station serves <br />