2013-09-11 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawai‘i County Fire Commission Minutes of September 11, 2013 Page 4 Chief Rosario stated his schedule occasionally conflicts with the (Saturday) quarterly volunteer meetings. He stated he was willing to meet on other days/hours if that would help. SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION EMS Bureau: Over 500 people within the community have been trained in Hands Only CPR. Training will continue throughout the island with high school th seniors being first. The 13 Annual EMS Fun Run was held in Hilo on August rd 3. HFD was awarded an $11,400 Highway Safety Grant to allow them to conduct child passenger restraint inspection stations and to provide replacement child safety seats to the public as needed.Six personnel started MICT training in August at the KCC EMS Training Center in Hilo. This is a year-long training, part of which will be done on Oahu. Prevention Bureau: They met with the Public Works Building Department, Department of Water Supply, and the Planning Departments with regards to policies that affect the Fire Code. They also met with the County Council to explain changes that will affect their constituents. They started coordination efforts for the Fire Fighter Safety Guide Program to teach basic life safety skills and dealing with emergencies for Keikis grades K-6. They started coordination for Fire Prevention Week scheduled for October 5 in Hilo and October 26 in Kona. Dispatch: The change to the Intrado System has been completed. Training on the system continues. Three new dispatchers continue with their extended probationary training. Auxiliary Services/Warehouse: They received the Draft Commander Mobile Apparatus that will enable the department to perform annual pump (“draft”) testing of the department’s apparatuses. Maintenance Shop: F-1, AC-2, and Chief Mechanic traveled to Florida for a preconstruction meeting and to observe how a pumper is built. They are still having computer connectivity issues. They need to replace the computer, but they do not have a budget for it. Commissioner De Luz will look into donating a computer. In response to Commissioner Kitaoka’s inquiry about a maintenance person for Kona, Chief Rosario stated that they received approval to fill the position and will do an internal recruitment first. NEW PROJECTS/BUSINESS HFD will be hosting the Hawai‘i Fire Chiefs’ Association Conference November 8-9, 2013, at the Mauna Lani Resort. Prestigious educators and administrators in fire