2017-12-13 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Minutes of December 13, 2017 Page 2 ➢ FY 201/19: Their budget was submitted to County Finance on November 1 and will be presented to the County Council on April 17 at 1:30 p.m. Alternative Funding and Grants ➢ 2016 CDBG: The Pahala Wildland Pumper should arrive on January 20tH ➢ 2015 AFG Grant: Received 211 SCBA units and are waiting for more. ➢ 2016 AFG Vehicle Grant: Received notification that grant was not funded. ➢ 2016 AFG Regional Grant for light and air response vehicles: No notification yet. ➢ Ironman: Will be meeting with the organization's personnel for grant funding. Human Resources Division: HR head announced her retirement. BC Lance Uchida was promoted to AC of Support Services. Chief Mechanic recruitment continues. Fire Fighter Recruit written exams were held in November and December; agility test will be in January. They received approval for a new class of 25 Fire Fighter Recruits. • Emergency Operations Division ➢ Operations: They had a double drowning at Rainbow Falls in East Hawaii. They were not able to do any search while the water was raging because they will not put personnel at risk. Another water rescue involved two people and tiger sharks. ➢ Special Operations ✓ Hazmat: They are in the process of putting out bids for hazmat suit replacements. ✓ Rescue: They are working with the Sayre Foundation to purchase equipment funded by the Sayre Awards Dinner. They plan to standardize much of their equipment. ✓ Ocean Safety: It's taking a while to replace their rescue boards due to cost. However, the Sayre Foundation will purchase 5 boards to help them through the procurement process. Support Services Division ➢ Training: Eleven recruits successfully completed EMT training through Kapi`olani Community College. Twenty-five company officers attended an HFCA sponsored training on firefighter misconduct. ➢ Volunteer Training: Volunteer Commander John Bertsch reported that Frank Sayres gave a presentation at their captains' meeting on November 18. This was the first time a lot of their volunteers met the Sayres. Their volunteer demographics are typically an older group. They often get requests to be a volunteer about 3-4 weeks before the County fire recruitment. The do mentor their volunteers to help with their recruitment for the County. ➢ EMS Bureau: Met with State EMS Branch Chief and State Trauma Program Coordinator to firm up the contract for the Community Paramedicine Program. The contract will cover personnel costs for 5 years retro to July 1, 2017. They will be doing a presentation to the Legislature on January 16, 2018, to educate them