2013-01-09 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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HawaiÒi County Fire Commission Meeting Minutes January 9, 2013 Page 4 Volunteer Training Bureau: Volunteer Fire Chief Wayne Krug reported that December and January were busy months for the volunteers. The committee is working on guidelines for volunteers and new applicants. When itÓs done, it will go to the Chief for approval. The next volunteer captainsÓ meeting will be on February 23 at 10:00 a.m. in Laupahoehoe. Chief Rosario further stated that the career employees and volunteers are afforded critical incident scene debriefing, CISD. The CISD is a peer review debriefing session made up by a trained volunteers, employees, and retirees. Prevention Bureau HawaiÒi County had very minimal fireworks incidents this past New YearÓs. Fireworks permit purchases increased over last year. They conducted three fire investigations. One was deemed arson, one was of undetermined origin, and another was accidental. An arson canine was used at two fires. Dispatch They are switching their E911 provider from Solecom to Intrado. SolecomÓs equipment did not work for them. Dispatchers received 22,714 calls in 2012 that became actual incidents. Central runs the most calls, about 150 calls a month, then Kailua, then Pahoa. Auxiliary Services/Warehouse Battalion Chief Michael Gahan retired, and they hope to fill th March. They had several requests to fill the position in a temporary assignment. Five volunteer apparatus from the California Division of Forestry will be arriving on January 11. The mechanic will look them over before being put on line. Maintenance Shop: Three new apparatus were detailed, licensed, serviced, and radio programmed. They have gone out to stations and driver tra conducted. NEW PROJECTS/BUSINESS They completed the CDBG Grant application for an $800,000 quint the Waiakea fire station. ChiefÓs Goals for 2013: Chief Rosario went through the draft of his written goals. He will have a finalized version by the next meeting. Commissioners were afforded an opportunity to provide feedback on the draft goals. Chair Taniguchi informed the Chief his goals will be used for his annual evaluation.