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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0135.002 2022-2024 Mitchell D. Roth HiY.4F kq Kazuo S. K. L. Todd U°°,c�'� '`•sv, Mayor 4riu Fire Ci:ief Lee E. Lord Eric H. Moller Managing Director y�.,�N wa«:P� Deputy Fire Chief 4T�'OF•HpYO '.,. 6 HAWAVI FIRE DEPARTMENT 25 Aupuni Street•Suite 2501•Hilo,Hawaii 96720 (808)932-2900•Fax(808)932-2928 April 4, 2023 Heather Kimball, Council Chair =f and Members of the Hawai'i County Council I -= Hawai'i County Council - 25 Aupuni St. _ Hilo, HI 96720 SUBJECT: BUDGET AND PROGRAM REVIEW By means of this communication, I've enclosed a Powerpoint presentation for the Hawai'i Fire Department's Meeting with the Hawai'i County Council on April 11, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. Should you have any questions,please contact me at(808) 932-2900 or by email at kazuo.todd(cr�,hawaiicounty.gov. Sincerely, KAZUO S.K.L. TODD Fire Chief Hawai'i Fire Department Comm. c. ° Ref.To:-MR-VG Ref. late_ APR 1. 1 2023 Hawaii Fire } J Department r. FY23/24 Budget Cycle Presentation for County Council I ■a Bud et Hearingg Req Inf6nested V Requested information up front! 4 6 Month Objectives Short Term • Master Planning / Strategic Planning Cycle / CRR • • Standardize �� Equipment/Vehicle Specifications - - • Transition toward I - management through �, analytics 12 Month Objectives Mid Term * Policies and Procedure Update • M 0 U & MOA review I `' 11 '� * Transition toward management through analytics _ � •• ■ Long Term Objectives Three to five years or longer. • Re-build the Volunteer Fire Section • Develop a World Class Training Section • Justify and Fund Vehicle Replacement • Build Replacement Stations for �-- p • I<eaau • Central 7_0 • Honokaa i • Paradise Park • Work on Station Repairs with DPW. a Current Staffing Close to full staffing. • 18 Operational Vacancies • Hiring a recruit class in August • 4 Administrative VacanciesMM wm� • Working on filling asap 1 f 1 • Variable Dispatch Vacancies �. ! � ! L j Lay • Issues in hiring and maintaining FCO One Time Purchases & Contracts Purchases in FY23-24 • We have been working orgRpS �, with Deanna on the following items : • Fire Resistive Uniform Funding • Beds at Fire Stations t • Exercise Equipment • Funding for SCBA Compressor a Grant Funding Summary of Current Grant Efforts • Applied ( present) • Received (Awarded ) • AFG SAFER 2022 • AFG SAFER 2020 • AFG FP&S • NFS VFA • CDBG-MIT • AFG • CDBG-DR • CDBG ` • Applying (future) • Port Securities a Dm n e art eta . p Inf ion ata What is the Hawaii Fire Department? w '+ /' ' ►, • a r r • 1x � cs . l i ti 10 Divisions by the N it,RB C AML Fire EMS Ocean Safety • 20 Paid Fire Stations • 16 ALS ambulances • 12 Beaches • 18 Volunteer Fire Stations • 48 Paramedics/Firefighters • 15 Lifeguard Towers • 48 EMT/Firefighters • Fire Fighting • 64.5 Lifeguards • 204 Primary Firefighting Staff • Primary EMS response • 150 Volunteer Firefighters • Community Para-medicine • Hazmat Response • 30 Primary Hazmat Responders • Search and Rescue • 30 Primary Rescue Specialists • 100%State Funded • 66% County Funded 0 100%County Funded 0 33%State Funded How Does the B Break Down ? Based on FY23/24 Estimated Expenditures (Proposed Operating Budget Port I Volume I) Fire Budget EMS Budget Ocean Safety Budget • Operations: $35,647,542 $18,807,968 in budget $4,500,000 • Prevention: $1,018,039 • Auxiliary: $3,147,127 • Training: $468,856 • Volunteer: $394,143 • Grant/Misc: $1,620,051 Total Budget: $65,603,726 �1 F nwwa hxs uR1R Where ie Budget from ? Based on FY23/24 Funding Source (Page 82 of Proposed Operating Budget Part 1 Volume II) Fire Budget ■County ■State State M Federal ■Other • General Fund $37,527,668 • EMS Contract $24,944,904 E 0.F HA • 0/S Contract $919,103 t o. �Po N959e .9 yem � • Grant Revenue $2,050,051 n '' • Other $162,000 "s^ Total: $65,603,726 _* 19 N �G i Big Picture Funding So what do we need to make a department work? BUDGE INANCE SAVIN GflSN OUN CoU�, �epepartme lad tie �uCnishings `TXPFN5E _ I o� arat� uipme es�dn Mission eS Q 11 soral Protect \\�\es & ProcOv, a QIFNDEWOUNT 71, �/ gaining Q Fqui p mei` �Aeratin� F � � E EMS Response - Primary 911 EMS response for Hawaii County m 15 EMS Budget Breakdown Hawaii Fire Department: Emergency Medical Services Call Volume 22,000 S&W vs OCE FY22/23 Annual Budget $18,000,000 21,000 ■ Helicopter 20,000 Eqpt 4% $16,000,000 10% � S&W 19,000 76% $14,000,000 18,000 OCE ,op 17,000 10% $12,000,000 16,000 $10,000,000 15,000 $8,000,000 14,000 $6,000,000 13,000 12,000 $4,000,000 11,000 $2,000,000 10,000 $0 \tip \tip' �,\tip0, What are the current EMS issues? Support positions, equipment, funding. qt * Difficulty in hiring andl_ F retaining Paramedics OF P }` or �` a _ Ocean Safety oy .- Creating a culture of water safety for the visitors and residents of Hawaii County IN �' 4 H FD Ocean Safety (6228) 3,157,160 Beach visitors in 20-21! Beach Attendance FY 20-21 Kahalu'u Beach Park 299,634 � ti La'aloa Beach Park (Magic Sands) 310,646 Kua Bay 445,888 Hapuna Beach State Park 892,011 Spencer Beach Park 68 526 p V Honoli'i Beach Park 209,529 Onekahakaha Beach Park 97,820 Carlsmith Beach Park 94,312 Leleiwi Beach Park Not Guarded v Richardson's Ocean Park 227,416 Isaac Hale Memorial Beach Park 211,113 Pohoiki Beach Park Partial Data* Punalu'u Blacksands Beach Park 300,265 O/S How Do We Compare ? 6p,N Sa',F FIRE LIFEGUARD ' ' IFIR 0 oEPr. G'q/ C Olt- Kauai eKauai County Maui County Hawaii County • 10 Beaches • 7 Beaches • 12 Beaches • 11 Lifeguard Towers • 11 Lifeguard Towers • 15 Lifeguard Towers • 1 Chief/Manager • 1 Chief/Manager • 1 Chief/Manager* • 1 Support Staff • 3 Support Staff • 1.5 Support Staff* • 4 Lifeguard Captains • 5 Lifeguard Captains • 2 Lifeguard Captains • 4 Lifeguard Lieutenants • 8 Lifeguard Lieutenants • 1 Lifeguard Lieutenant • 62 Lifeguards • 82 Lifeguards • 59 Lifeguards 0 72 Tota I Staff 0 99.5 Tota I Staff 0 64.5*Tota I Staff Ocean Safety Budget Breakdown Hawaii Fire Department: Ocean Safety Beach Visitors S&W vs OCE FY22/23 Budget Over Time 3,800,000 $5,000,000 5% ■ 95% 3,600,000 $4,500,000 3,400,000 $4,000,000 3,200,000 $3,500,000 $3,000,000 3,000,000 $2,500,000 2,800,000 10% Ideal $2,000,000 2,600,000 $1,500,000 2,400,000 $1,000,000 2,200,000 $500,000 2,000,000 - - $0 2Y6 of OCE is for I nsuron ce l��°\�o l��°\�� 0lti\�� What are the current Ocean Safety issues? Support positions, equipment, funding. pl III I�I� • Minimal Supervisory LT - Positions * • Limited Equipment Funding (5%OCE ) * ire:' ..... • Tower replacement 75k • RWC replacement 16k • ATV Replacement 8k • Vehicle Replacement 40k • Tower PA systems 10k r Y�� • Surfboards and other supplies ( minimally funded ) i PK Fire Response JI, � ■S 'B Budget, Programs, Statistics, and Analytics n How does the County's Fire Protection Spending Compare? County funding spent towards fire services (FY22/23 Comparison) Kauai Fire Dept Maui Fire Dept Hawaii Fire Dept Honolulu Fire Dept $30,951,559 $44,710,166 $42,295,758 $138,958,627 • 8 Fire Stations • 14 Fire Stations • 38 Fire Stations • 44 Fire Stations • 3 .86M per STN • 3 . 19M per STN • 2 .09M per STN • 3 . 15M per STN P IIS LU v ° KA140.o �EPARS d sgEv SIRE BEY� • 21K per V-STN Last Updated: 3/21/2022 HFD Operational Dashboard We spend a lot of C O N N N t N money on = Cno � _ � _ � o OVERTIME . . .Wh ? a LIJN N3 as _ Q m � � 0o Why? � � a° a° " Z � � � o � � oa ii U U H = • NFPA 1710 required numbers are fora 1 Central 6 + 2 8 9 5 4 7.33 0.672 Waiakea 5 + 0 = 5 6 5 5 5 0 response to a residential structural fire 3 Haihai 5 + 2 = 7 6 6 5 - 6.66 0.34 which require 16 firefighters on scene 4 Kaumana 5 + 0 = 5 6 5 4 5 0 • Not staffed for business fire at 28 firefighters 5 Kea'au 4 + 2 = 6 9 5 4 5 1 6 Captain Cook 4 + 2 = 6 8 5 4 5 1 • Not staffed for high-rise fire at 42 firefighters 7 Kailua 7 + 2 = 9 9 7 7 8.66 0.34 • Minimum Staffing is based on Operational 8 Honokaa 4 + 2 = 6 6 5 4 5.33 0.67 = Chief consensus based on past responses 9 Waimea 4 + 2 6 8 6 5 5.33 0.6710 Pahoa 4 + 2 = 6 9 6 5 4 2 and a minimal safety margin 11 Pahala 4 + 0 = 4 6 4 3 4 0 • Compromised goes below what is 11A Na'alehu 0 + 2 = 2 6 2 2 2 0 12 Keauhou 4 + 2 = 6 8 5 4 � 6 0 considered safe for responders but may be 14 South Kohala 6 + 2 = 8 8 6 5 - 7 1 necessary based on County's budget 15 North Kohala 3 + 2 = 5 6 6 5 3.33 1.67 = � • Black levels are when HFD is considering 16 Wai koloa 3 + 2 5 8 5 5 5 017 Laupahoehoe 3 + 0 = 3 4 3 3 3 0 shutting down stations 18 HPP 2 + 2 = 4 8 4 4 3.33 0.67 19 Volcano 4 + 2 = 6 8 5 4 5.33 0.67 20 HOVE 3 + 2 = 5 6 5 5 3 2 21 Makalei 5 + 0 = 5 6 5 4 4.66 0.34 Shift Total: 85 + 32 = 117 150 105 1 104 13 Total: 255 + 96 = 351 450 315 273 312 39 What are the largest Fire Response issues? h 1 . Failing Facilities �t�r 2 . Staffing Numbers 3 . Vehicle Replacement Budget* 4. Volunteer Fiscal Support _ r Failing Facilities Future CIP Projects? • Central Fire Station • Keaau Fire Lease Issue I II i.0 • Paradise Park Fire Station � � � • Helicopter storage • Pahala Fire Station Roof " • Roof Repair (2, 41 7) • Honokaa size _ r `1 -1 • Vehicle Coverage ( 15, 7) . • Repair Facilities • Police Fire EM Training Facility With 4.25 paid staffing positions per shift/station, how does the Hawaii Fire Department's Response Personnel Numbers Compare? Based on total numbers of County Paid Firefighters, divided by # of stations, and shifts. or K11111Or ore ' Maui Fire Dept Kauai Fire Dept Honolulu Fire Dept 7. 11 FF per shift/stn 5.91 FF per shift/stn 8.25 FF per shift/stn • 299 county funded 142 county funded 1090 county funded firefighting positions firefighting positions firefighting positions 6225 Volunteer Division : Program Budget $394,143 Two Fire Captains • Handle 18 Volunteer Fire Stations • 150 Volunteer Firefighters • Training N FS Grant Breakdown • Vehicles & Equipment $90,000 • Repairs & Maintenance 23%- Personal Protective Equipment Issuance • Primarily S&W and 90k for a grant match from NFS Issues: I S&w • Staffing Supplemental 31 $235,545 60% • Equipment, Vehicles, & Facilities Budget OCE $68,598 Supplemental Requests Overview • Approved Supplementals • 1, 2, 6 • Supplemental • Ocean Safety Equipment Funding • Supplemental • Paratech Bag funding Supplemental 7 Rq- Ocean Safety Software • Supplemental 10 911 Quality Inspection Program Questions? f41NA17 /REDEF'T, P��El k i ThankYou Kazuo Todd 808-932-2900 fire@ hawaiicounty.gov - www.hawaiicounty.gov/fire