2013-03-19 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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HawaiÒi County Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes March 19, 2013 Page 5 SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION EMS Bureau: Eight MICT students passed the National Registry Cognitive exam. The final step is the National Registry written exam is scheduled for early March. The EMT class started on February 25. They are undergoing a new EMT basic training curriculum. Two new ambulances were delivered to Pahoa Chris Honda is conducting an ongoing ÐHands on CPRÑ program at Waiakeawaena School. st Training Bureau: The 41 Fire Fighter Recruit class completed all fire related training. They are currently in EMT training and are scheduled to finish in early May. Graduation is scheduled for mid-May. Captain Okinaka and Assistant Chief Arbles participated in a brainstorming meeting with members of the Joint Training Facility at KMR and other community first responders. The objective was to give attendees an orientation of the facility and its capabilities, offer its use, and prepare for future training. Volunteer Training Bureau: Training continues. They continue to work on the volunteer SOGs. Volunteer Chief Krug reported that they continue to have problems with their pagers with toning and messaging. He is working with Chief Honda to have Pacific Wireless come to their meeting at the training room at Central Station. The date of the next meeting has not yet been confirmed. Meetings have been well- attended. Prevention Bureau: Captain Todd and BC Andrade satisfactorily completed the courtroom preparation and testimony course on Oahu. They have two vacancies in the Prevention Bureau which are currently filled with temporary assignments. Their prevention staff is working simultaneously with five very large UHH projects to ensure they are being built properly and to code. Dispatch: Installation of the new Intrado system should be completed by March 13. A new dispatcher trainee started on February 19. Auxiliary Services/Warehouse: They continue with the T/A program for the vacant Battalion Chief of Auxiliary Services. They have three candidates. Maintenance Shop: Chief Rosario stated that he would like to thank Chief Mechanic Glenn Maesato and his staff for their hard work in the maintenance shop to ensure the equipment is properly repaired and put out. They are almost finished with the volunteer trucks that they bought from California. They continue to work with Public Works on the roofing project for the maintenance shop. It is a large ongoing project. During the last heavy rains, they had to stop work in the maintenance shop and cover the equipment and helicopter with tarps. The roof is