2018-08-15 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Minutes of August 15, 2018 Page 3 • Support Services Division ✓ Training: The training office was temporarily moved from the warehouse to the Haihai station in preparation for the upcoming recruit class. The 46th recruit class will begin on August 16. ✓ Volunteer Training: Captain Bertsch reported that Bravo Teams 7, 9, and 16 worked 36 hours on the fire ground during the recent brush fires. Volunteers also assisted with the fire in Volcano. Ironman will be giving a donation to the Sayre Foundation for shirts and belt buckles for the volunteers. Some volunteers have been volunteering for 25-30 years. The next captains' meeting will be on September 15 in Discovery Harbor. Retired AC Honda will conduct a new driver training program. Chair Becker stated that since the National Park truck was moved to Volcano Village, the volunteers are there every day. He asked if the volunteers have a program of work. Chief Rosario stated that they have a monthly training schedule. Commissioner Henkel asked if there was protocol to start a new volunteer fire station. Chief Rosario stated that startup cost is about $1 million. They need to meet requirements, have the apparatus, equipment, proper protective equipment, and land. ✓ EMS Bureau: MICT students completed KCC final exams and passed. A grant proposal was turned in by the West Hawaii Community Health Center for the Community Paramedic Program. They had several significant EMS calls. One was a fatal shooting of a police officer in Puna that had an impact on several HFD personnel in Kea`au. Another shooting incident involved the fatal shooting of the suspect who killed the officer and the wounding of a police officer and a female at the scene. A lava boat incident occurred, and they transported four patients via HFD units. ✓ Prevention Bureau: The bureau is moving to 24-hour duty. They had one fireworks related call on 4th of July compared to nine last year ✓ Auxiliary Services: They are working on a redesign of the Auxiliary Services Sharepoint site for better usability. They received approval for new E-Draulic tool sets for Stations 9 and 16. The mechanic shop continues to be very busy. A new dispatch class will start on October 1. Their Policy and Procedures Manual is being updated. • Public Relations: The department participated in the funeral services for Police Officer Bronson Kaliloa and California Fire Fighter Brian Hughes who was original from Hilo.