2014-07-09 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii County Fire Commission Minutes of July 9, 2014 Page 3 the tower delivered to the Honolii soon. Due to difficulty in taking the tower down to Honolii, they will be using a helicopter outfit from Maui to place the tower on site. The Jr. Lifeguard Program started in Hilo and Ka'u on June 9. A second session will be held in Hilo in July. Sessions in Puna and Kahalu'u will follow. The DeRego Foundation is sponsoring the program at Hapuna. Qualifying Jr. Lifeguards will attend the State Championships on Kauai in August. ✓ Hazmat: A drill was conducted in the vicinity of PGV to establish locations to deploy AreaRAEs to monitor possible chemical release. • SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION ➢ Personnel did a pre -delivery inspection at Kovatch Manufacturing in Pennsylvania for two new custom pumpers for Waimea and North Kohala. AC Honda continues to represent the Fire Department on the Radio RFP Evaluation Committee. He will be evaluating two systems on the mainland. ➢ Volunteer Training: Acting Volunteer Commander TJ James reported that their next scheduled meeting conflicts with the HFD Run in Hilo. They may change the venue to Hilo because some captains want to participate in the run. At the meeting they will hold election for the Commander's position. They have two candidates and will continue accepting nominations until August 1. The nominees and bio will be posted on their website. It will be a secret ballot with a provision for proxy vote. In response to Commander James's concern about brush boots, Chief Rosario stated that they are participating in a state-wide vendor program to purchase three -in -one brush boots. They have to go through procurement requirements. The vendor will come over to do the sizing. He doesn't know when they will get the boots but is hoping it will be in August. Vice Chair Moku reported that 7 Bravo had their annual pancake breakfast last Friday. They had a good turn -out from the community. Commander James stated that Discovery Harbor also has a good relationship with its community. ➢ EMS Bureau: They supported a Level Three Trauma Recertification Survey for Hilo Medical Center and Kona Community Hospital. The trauma surgeon who conducted the survey gave EMS high remarks for their documentation, communication, and patient care. He said it was the best he's seen in his career. The first of a series of "Aloha Training" for all personnel was conducted by Dr. Kimo Alameda. EMS personnel assisted with setting up interviews and videos to customize the training. Personnel's feedback was very positive. ➢ Prevention Bureau: Fire Prevention Inspector Kurashige attended the NFA R206 Fire Investigation and Origin and Cause class. Three structure fires were investigated. Their Arson K9, Ka'imi, was used at two sites. He was also sent to Kauai to assist with the Coco Palms fire. An arson K9 demonstration was held at the American Cancer Society's "Bark for Life". ➢ Dispatch: Fire Radio Dispatcher I interviews were held in June.