2018-12-19 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaiʻi Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes December 19, 2018 Page 2 the County Council on April 16 at 1:30 p.m. Last year they were awarded $1.5 million for a Puna Medic. It was ordered, but they are still waiting for the funds.  Alternative Funding and Grants  2019 CDBG Paradise Park Ambulance Unit Project application submitted.  2018 CDBG Paradise Park Brush Truck Project ETA is this summer.  Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation assisted with funding for training for out-of-state travel, new bucket for Chopper 2, and volunteer equipment.  Human Resources Division  Internal recruitment continues for Prevention Bureau BC, Fire Captain, and Fire Rescue Specialist. Garret Kim was promoted to BC of Special Operations.  Open-competitive recruitment held for Radio Dispatcher I and Account Clerk.  Emergency Operations Division: Chief reported on the Anna’s Pond rescue. Three people attended the Annual HFCA Conference and Training.  Special Operations  Hazmat: AC Okinaka and BC Kim are working on additional funding.  Ocean Safety: They have been doing a lot of work towards opening up Isaac Hale Beach Park. They need a water source for the restrooms. The Department of Health is doing water checks. They have introduced a 10- hour work day because of the long distance to get there. Two guard towers were installed.  Support Services Division  Training: Captain Lindsey attended a “Nozzle Forward” training in Arizona and funded his own trip.  Volunteer Training: Commander Bertsch reported that the Volunteer Fire Department has made great progress thanks to Chief Rosario and his personnel. Captains’ shirts were distributed, and they are waiting for badges. Volunteer trainers completed driver’s training. Fourteen people completed the program. They will have two additional FEOs to drive apparatus. He met with Chief Todd on the Active 911 Program. The Spillman Program works in concert with the Police Department. When the call comes to dispatch, the Spillman system pings the volunteers’ cellphones. Once it comes through on the cellphone, it takes the metadata and puts it right on their screen. On their screen, they can respond, yes, no, or when they will respond. Chief can see it on his laptop to see how many people are responding and when. He can see on a map where all their assets are. From a firefighter’s standpoint, they can map it on Google and get the fastest route. They can use all this data to coach and analyze situations. An email is sent from Spillman that goes to the phone. They got this through grants. The end user application is designed very well, is almost bullet proof, training is minimal, and they hope to learn as they go.