2017-09-20 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Minutes of September 20, 2017 Page 3 ✓ Rescue: Confined space training will continue for all rescue and hazmat personnel. The 20th Anniversary Sayre Awards Dinner presented awards to seven HFD personnel and one contract pilot. ✓ Ocean Safety: DLNR approved funding for lifeguard services at State beach parks, but they need to find funding. Support Services Division ➢ Training: Recruit training continues. ➢ Volunteer Training: (Bertsch gave report earlier.) ➢ EMS Bureau: Personnel attended the Pinnacle EMS Leadership Conference which was funded by the Shippers Warf Grant. The 45th Fire Recruit class conducted a free car seat inspection at Hilo Target. Captain Hara has been actively engaged in weekly homeless outreach doing wound care and assessments at the new Camp Kikiha. Eight HFD personnel started MICT class at the KCC EMS Training Center. ➢ Prevention Bureau: HFD started partnership with the Red Cross by incorporating their smoke alarm projects. ➢ Auxiliary Services: (Todd gave report earlier.) ✓ Maintenance Shop: Equipment installed in the new X-8 for Honoka`a. ✓ Dispatch: Six new hires will start on October 1. They are seeking funding through E911 for new and replacement equipment. ✓ Repairs: Working on repairs forms to streamline repair submittals. • New Projects/Business: The Central Fire Station Renovation Project is still on hold by DPW. Planning continues for the Hawaii Fire Chief's Conference in November. • Public Relations: Governor Ige and Mayor Kim attended the Sayre Foundation dinner. • Other Departmental Activities: They will assist with the downtown Ho`olaule`a and Ironman Triathlon. The Ironman draws 10,000 people. The role of the Fire Department is to support the public and the community, not the Ironman participants. They have a hurricane response policy and have specific actions for different levels of hurricane. For Hurricane Iselle, they utilized the volunteers extensively for obtaining supplies and clearing roadways. Police, Fire, and DPW are involved in hurricanes. He is confident in their role in pre and post natural disasters. Chair Becker asked if it was right for Mr. Kahawaiolaa to have a discussion with the Fire Commission. It is a code enforcement matter. He doesn't want to agendize something that is not within their purview. Ms. Yeh agreed. It's a code interpretation. It looks like he wants an avenue to talk. It is a P & R issue. She doesn't have enough knowledge of the situation. He provided testimony on something not on the agenda. Chief Rosario said he will speak to Mr. Kahawaiolaa. This is not a Fire Department issue, no matter what was put out in the media. This is a building code matter. • 2017 Program of Work Update: No discussion. Recess was called at 11:28 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 11:42 a.m.