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Hawaii County Fire Commission <br />Minutes of October 8, 2014 <br />Page 2 <br />will definitely have an impact on their budget. A lot of money is being put into being <br />proactive and being ready. Expenditures are at 35% of budget (YTD), but we are <br />only 25% through the current fiscal year. <br />ALTERNATIVE FUNDING AND GRANTS <br />➢ FY 2012 Assistance to Fire Fighters Prevention Grant Application: The smoke <br />detector program for kupunas across the island has been so popular that they <br />requested an extension until December. IBEW has been supportive, helping to <br />install the smoke detectors. <br />➢ FY 2013 CDBG Grant for Waiakea Quint: This grant will end when the apparatus <br />is delivered in October. It will go to the Waiakea Station in Keaukaha. <br />➢ FY 2013 Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant: This tanker is for the Waikoloa Fire <br />Station and is in production. <br />➢ FY 2014 CDBG Grant for Ka'u Brush Truck: The $175,000 grant application was <br />accepted. The bid was $50,000 over; HUD will provide additional funding. The <br />bid contract will be redone to establish the additional funding. <br />➢ FY 2014 State Highways Grant: The child protection seat program grant will be <br />implemented shortly. They have been doing this program for many years, and <br />the grant will allow them to continue and to purchase child restraint seats. <br />Commissioner Ignacio asked about a partnership with the hospital for families in <br />need of a car seat. She will ask Brandee Menino (Executive Director of HOPE <br />Services) to contact the Chief. <br />➢ Capital Improvement Projects: The Kawailani Fire Station replacement <br />continues. A public hearing was held, and the possibility of flooding in the area <br />was a voiced concern. Engineers are addressing this, and the design calls for <br />flood control measures to be installed. The current Kawailani Station is <br />earmarked for use by existing municipal golf course operations. <br />• HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION <br />➢ Recruitments: They had 100 applications for Water Safety Officer. Twenty five <br />showed up for the performance assessment; twelve passed. They have eight <br />vacancies, two full-time, and six for the water craft program. Dispatchers are in <br />training, when fully trained, this should alleviate some of the overtime. <br />• EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DIVISION <br />➢ Operations: Their biggest challenge has been the lava flow. The Mayor was <br />provided a 3 -prong plan. Plan A is for the lava crossing the highway on the <br />Kea`au side of the fire station. Plan B is for the lava crossing on the Pahoa side <br />of fire station. Plan 3 is for the lava inundating the fire station. Parks and <br />