2019-02-13 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Minutes of February 13, 2019 Page 2 • Budget and Finance > FY 2018/2019: They are in line with their budget. In response to questions, Chief stated that the Department of Health does water testing at Isaac Hale Beach Park. The Fire Department does preventative education. It's a nice place to go to, but the water is not really safe for families. Eight port -a -potties are there. Chief will look into the possibility of having water catchment. > FY 2019/2020: The County is still very far from a balanced budget. They are still waiting for reimbursements for the natural disasters. They do not anticipated having their supplemental budgets approved. They cannot cut anymore without cutting back on services. Their apparatus replacement program is a 5 -year revolving program, and they will continue to advocate for it. They should have more information regarding the budget next month. • Alternative Funding and Grants ➢ 2019 CDBG Paradise Park Ambulance Unit Project: The Governor approved the Paradise Park Ambulance until June 30. They will start the unit out of the Pahoa Fire Station because funding is only for 3 months. Once the unit gets going, and they see where the calls are coming from, they can then make adjustments. ➢ 2018 CDBG: The Paradise Park Wildland Brush Truck is being built, and completion is expected June -July. ➢ Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation Funding: The foundation is providing funds for out-of-state training. They will have a gifting ceremony this Friday for a Billy Pugh net donation. • Human Resources Division ➢ Internal recruitment within Department: Fire/EMS Specialist II, Fire/Hazardous Materials Specialist, Fire Prevention Inspector. ➢ Internal recruitment within County: HR Assistant. ➢ Open competitive recruitment: Fire Radio Dispatcher I, Water Safety Officer I, and Fire Fighter Recruit. • Emergency Operations Division: AC Okinaka and Captain Wong have been working on finalizing a new Officer Development Training Pilot Program for all newly promoted captains. This program was created to help provide a consistent manner of instruction and direction for company officers to be successful in their positions. Professional Online Training Program/Target Solutions is being used for web -based training of personnel. It will also be used for sending out critical department communications that require acknowledgements.