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Hawaii Fire Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />November 14, 2018 <br />Page 2 <br />Alternative Funding and Grants <br />✓ 2019 CDBG Paradise Park Ambulance Unit Project: Working on application. <br />✓ 2018 CDBG Paradise Park Wildland Brush Truck Project: Bid awarded to HSV <br />for a KME apparatus build. <br />✓ Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation provided funding for out-of-state <br />maintenance training for their mechanics. <br />✓ Human Resources Division: Internal recruitments were conducted for Battalion <br />Chief of Emergency Operations and Special Operations. They anticipate seven <br />retirements in the next several months. They project 12 captain vacancies. <br />Emergency Operations Division <br />✓ Battalions 1 and 2 responded to numerous fires and rescues. <br />✓ Special Services: EMS and Fire Prevention standby units were at the <br />Downtown KWXX Ho`olaule`a. <br />✓ Hazmat: There is a pending lawsuit against the County and State relating to a <br />chlorine gas leak at BEI. <br />✓ Ocean Safety: They are looking at placing the towers back at Isaac Hale Beach <br />Park along with portable toilets. They anticipate having services there within a <br />month. <br />In response to Chair Becker's inquiry about fire weather training, Chief stated that it <br />got lost in the eruption event <br />Commissioner St. Ambrogio congratulated the Chief and fire personnel for the rescue <br />in Waimea during the recent rainstorm. Chief Rosario stated that they initially thought <br />it would be a recovery, but it ended being a rescue. He told his personnel not to take <br />any risks. He told the pilot to shut down if needed. It was a long process involving <br />multiple tier repelling. Volunteer Commander Bertsch and his volunteers helped with <br />off-road vehicles. Parker Ranch also helped. They will be meeting with the school to <br />let the students know about the dangers of the area. <br />• Support Services <br />✓ Prevention Bureau: The bureau continued with its new 24-hour schedule. 187 <br />construction plans were reviewed. <br />✓ Auxiliary Services: The maintenance shop has been very busy. They still need <br />more work on the volunteer side. Chair Becker asked if they would save money <br />having a mechanic shop on the west side. Chair Rosario stated that they have <br />