2016-03-01 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes March 1, 2016 Page 3 ✓ Special Operations ➢ Hazmat: Will be conducting a weapons of mass destruction drill in conjunction with Merry Monarch. ➢ Rescue: The confined space rescue class will be held in April at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut facility. ➢ Ocean Safety: Replacement lifeguard tower for the south end of Kahalu`u beach has gone out for bid. They will be installing a new PA system on the tower at Kahalu`u which is being funded by the Sayre Foundation. Rescue watercraft crewperson classes have started. Support Services Division ✓ Training: Captain Wilson and FEO Akau started in the Training Bureau in February. ✓ Volunteer Training: They continue to train once a month. Driver audits were conducted. Volunteers responded to brush fires in Discovery Harbor and South Point. ✓ EMS Bureau: MICT students are finishing clinical training on Oahu and Hawaii. They will undergo four months of internship with the City and County of Honolulu. They requested a new EMS for Puna and Makalei but were asked to choose one. Puna has the highest numbers at 35% of all EMS costs. Last week he lobbied the Legislature for a new EMS for Puna. They continue to support the "Fight the Bite" campaign in Miloli`i, HOVE, Waipi`o Valley, and Kapoho with outreach, handing out repellents, and screenings. ✓ Prevention Bureau: Inspections continue. • New Projects: AC Honda reported that groundbreaking for the Haihai station will be in April. Chief Rosario reported that this project will cost approximately $11 million, and they want it completed by December. They met with the new State EMS Director to discuss an EMS community based supervisor for West Hawaii and Basic Life Support Units. Public Relations: The Exchange Club's Hilo Annual Firefighter of the Year Award Ceremony will be on March 24. The Merit Appeals Board made an official ruling regarding the Battalion Chiefs' complaint. He will update them at another meeting. Recess was called at 10:36 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:50. COMMITTEE REPORTS • Budget and Finance: No report • Office Management and Staffing (De Luz): No report • Rules and Policies (Kitaoka): No report. • Public Relations (Lee): No report. • Training and Education (Waipa): There will be a Sunshine Law training in Hilo on March 4 and one in Kona on March 10. • Rules and Regulations Review Committee (Kitaoka): Chair De Luz stated that they will cover the rules in the future. NEW BUSINESS 0 Review draft of 2016 Fire Chief's performance evaluation elements.