2018-06-13 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Minutes of June 13, 2018 Page 2 and it takes the role away from the regular workers. The Maui Fire Department assisted in the beginning, and it was a blessing. General Hara is managing the Army National Guard. A North Carolina Incident Management Team is assisting them through FEMA. The Emergency Operations Center is at Civil Defense, and they have a commander there at all times. Ultimately, the Mayor is in charge. This eruption event is continually evolving. They moved two Ocean Safety towers out of the area with the help of a local trucking company. They could get 75% reimbursement of their costs from FEMA. Budget and Finance ✓ FY 2017/18: Their overtime had been cut significantly. They will probably be $250,000 in the red at the end of this month due to overtime, and will be short at the end of the year. They were told that the emergency fund will take care of the shortage. Overage will be for overtime. They have a special MGlauea Eruption Code for charges. ✓ FY: 2018/19: They received the Mayor's final budget. No supplemental budget requests were approved. Travel for training is being reduced or eliminated. Adjustments were made to fuel and other OCE costs. The Apparatus Replacement Program is not being funded. There will be funds for collective bargaining increases. The eruption incident has impacted the County's budget. They were told that if the GET isn't increased, the County will be $5 million in the hole, and cuts will be made. GET monies will only go to Mass Transit and roads Through the Sayer Foundation, they will be getting another tanker from an anonymous person. Training is being paid by organizations. Sometimes they pay their own airfare and hotel and only ask for registration fee. They have had reductions but have not shut down services. • Alternative Funding and Grants ✓ 2016 CDBG: Work continues on repairing the leaking roof of the Pahala Wildland Pumper. ✓ 2017 AFG Grant: Applications were turned down. ✓ 2018 State Highways Grant: They were awarded $16,490 for child protective seats and $96,943 for portable extrication tools for HOVE, Pahala, and Honoka`a. ✓ 2019State Highways Grant: Application was submitted for more extrication tools. Human Resources Division ✓ Internal Recruitment within Department: Ongoing for Fire Captain of Emergency Operations, Fire Equipment Operator, Fire/Hazardous Materials Specialist, and Fire Prevention Inspector I. ✓ Open Competitive Recruitment: Ongoing for Fire Equipment Mechanic, Fire Fighter Recruit, Fire Radio Dispatcher, and Water Safety Officer I. Emergency Operations Division ✓ Operations: They responded to numerous incidents in East and West Hawaii.