2016-08-17 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes August 17, 2016 Page 3 ✓ EMS Bureau: Six out of eight MICT class personnel completed their MICT internship assignment. They are scheduled to take the final exam on August 8 and will receive their temporary State MICT license upon successful completion. They will be reimbursed for their costs when they get their State license. They coordinated the medical tent at the third annual Hilo Triathlon. They assisted with the coordination of resources for the annual RIMPAC exercise. ✓ Prevention Bureau: They investigated eight fires. The arson K9 was used in two structure fires with positive alerts on both. They participated in a public safety event at the Hilton Waikoloa. They continue with the Smoke Alarm Home Inspection Program. Chair De Luz suggested they contact the Boy Scouts, as an Eagle Project, to assist them with this. They destroyed approximately 7,415 lbs. of old, damaged, and unwanted fireworks. ✓ Auxiliary Services: BC Kazuo Todd is working on their Sharepoint site for online forms and tracking of repairs, hydrant usage, equipment supply, etc. They are working with the EMS Bureau for Warehouse Management System programs to track stock and processing orders. ✓ Dispatch: Meetings are planned for the Spillman CAD System. They received $60,000 for new dispatch terminals from the E911 Board. They are pushing for a Police and Fire Dispatch Center. When calls are made to 911, police dispatchers answer and route the calls. Fire is independent of police. ✓ Warehouse: A contract for the new site has been delayed until September 1. • New Projects: They want the new Haihai Station to be done right, so they don't have an immediate need to finish by the anticipated date. • Employee/Public Relations: The met with the unions to discuss concerns. • Other Departmental Activities: They are having daily face-to-face meetings with their office supervisors. His staff has been asked to come to him directly rather than sending emails. When they meet, they follow-up with an email summary of their discussion. He will update his Program of Work at the next meeting. In response to questions about EMS, Chief Rosario stated that his team did an excellent job in trying to get an additional EMS in Puna, but it came down to politics. The Department of Health has been very much on their side, but they can't do anything without funding. Our island has a large demographic with no transportation. They have a contract with AMR to handle those type of calls.