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FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT
October 14, 2009
Introduction:
• Introduction of our new Accountant IV, Robert Belcher.
Budget:
• FY 2009/10 Budget: FY 2010/11 budget kick off meeting held on
September 14. Mayor asked each department to cut as much as they
can. Budget submittal due to Finance on November 15.
Alternative Funding and Grants:
• FEMA FY 2007 Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant: (VTC Equipment):
Connectivity issue resolved at Keauhou Fire Station. All VTCs are up
and running.
• FEMA FY 2008 Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant: (Health/wellness
program)
• State Department of Transportation Safe Highways: (25 EZIO units and
20 digital cameras for medic units). No updates.
• FEMA FY 2009 Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant: (254 turn out coats
and 251 pants. Total grant is $379,672) No updates.
• FY 2009 Assistance to Fire Fighters Fire Station Construction: Received
notification of award on October 2, 2009 for $4,113,686 ($3,898,239 for
construction and $215,447 for equipment). Performance period
September 25, 2009 to September 24, 2012. Stringent requirements;
already needed to submit first quarter report; a FEMA environmental and
historic preservation (EHP) compliance process underway and due
October 16, 2009. Meeting with Finance Director and Public Works on
October 16, 2009.
Capital Improvement Projects:
• Makalei Fire Station
• Pahoa Fire Station: Keys turned over to us on September 30, 2009.
• Administration & Support Facility: Meeting to be held on October 15,
2009 with Architect, Pacific Wireless Communications, Clayton
Yugawa, Data Systems, Civil Defense, and Police, re: public concerns
of radio tower.
• Central Fire Station: Awaiting formal notice of transfer of property to
County.
• Pohoiki Radio Relocation
Promotions and Hiring:
• Open -Competitive Recruitment :
FF Recruit: Interviews held October 5-9. Target hire date March 2010.
• Internal Recruitments:
Assistant Chiefs/Battalion Chiefs promoted effective October 16, 2009:
Rosario: Emergency Ops AC
Yawata: Support Services AC
lyo: BC 2B
Luke: BC 2A
Sumida: BC 1A
Kosaki: Special Ops
Any comments from Commissioner Louis Kaoiwi, who attended
assessment center?
Fire Hazardous Materials Specialist: Promoted effective October 1,
2009.
IPA
Emergency Operations
• Assisted Parker Ranch with prescribed burn of gorse off Mana Road.
Utilized Phos Check fire foam as quick firebreak. Preliminary
evaluation of product showed positive outcome with its utilization and
potential help it can provide at wildland fires.
Ocean Safety
• Report by Captain John Kapsky.
Support Services Division
EMS Bureau:
• Fire Fighter Chris Honda selected as the 2009 National Association of
Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic of the Year. He will be
honored at the national awards program on October 27 in Atlanta. We
would like to recognize him before the Fire Commission at its November
4t" meeting. (release attached)
• Completed N-95 Fit Testing for all operational personnel in September.
Developing a spreadsheet to track annual fit testing compliance.
• Continued medic stations controlled medications inventory and audit &
glucometer quality control checks on September 2, 2009. Also installed
"scan" feature at the medic units to assist in scanning documents —
refusals & Medicare forms — to patient care reports.
• Yawata attended meeting with Aaron Ueno, DOH Acting District Health
Officer and CD-1 Quince Mento with State DOH to determine
distribution/administration of H1 N1 vaccinations arriving the first week of
October on September 9, 2009.
• MICT personnel (15) attended a one day training entitled PROMISE
(Professionals Redefining Our Mentally III through Skills and Education)
sponsored by the Big Island Multi -Agency Committee (BIMAC) on
September 9, 10, & 11, 2009.
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• MICT Advisory training held at the EMS Training Center on
September10 & 24, 2009 for potential candidates interested in the
January 2010 MICT class.
• Yawata conducted pre -construction meeting via teleconference with
vendor Braun Northwest and HFD Ambulance Spec. committee member
on September 23, 2009. Estimated completion date April 2010.
Auxiliary Services
Communications:
• Increased the computer memory for our dispatch CAD computer
• On 9/15/09, signed final review and submittal of PSIC Grant
Specification to Purchasing. Specs are for Fire and Police Dispatch's
Telex Radio Counsels and the installation of a Public Safety
Interoperable Communications System.
• On 9/22/09, EMD QA Committee meeting with Chief Oliveira and Corp
Counsel's William Brilhante. Committee discussed with Corp Counsel
possible legal issues involved with dispatch and the use of our new
EMDQA program.
• 09/23/09: Emailed information needed for the programming of 38 new
Minitor V Pagers purchased from Industrial Communication for HFD
Volunteer Companies. Received two pagers from Industrial
Communication for test purposes 10-02-09. Tested pagers when
received, pagers work. Request to have rest of pagers sent.
Distribution Center:
• 09/30/09: Received keys for New Pahoa Fire Station
Maintenance Shop:
Apparatus and equipment repair
102 total repairs/service
14 service calls or trouble calls
EIE
Refurbishment Project
HFD 342 — Motor rebuild -COMPLETED -back in service
HFD 498 —1500 gpm pumper from Maui County —in service
HFD 497 - 1500 gpm pumper from Maui County — in service
Other Projects: Prebuild teleconference meeting for 2 Ambulances
for Stations 9 & 12 was held on Sept 23, 2009
Training Bureau:
38t" Recruit class:
• 9 FF recruits completed their EMT -I program on September 18, 2009
and took their National Registry EMT-B written exam on that day.
• The 38t" class had their graduation ceremony September 19, 2009 at
the Hilo Yacht club. There were a total of 11 recruits that had
participated in the ceremony.
• The class is scheduled to take their EMT -I National Registry written
exam on October 5, 2009 in Hilo and will fly over to Honolulu on October
11, 2009 to take their National Registry practical skills exam.
Other Training:
• Conducted 2 First Responder refresher classes for the WSO in West
Hawaii. By going over to do this training, travel time as well as mileage
claims for these WSOs to attend the class in Hilo were eliminated.
• The Hazmat Technician retraining class makeup is scheduled for
October 13, 2009.
• Swiftwater training classes were held at the Wailuku River on
September 28 and 30, 2009 to familiarize our rescue personnel in East
Hawaii with the various conditions, entry points, and trails.
• We are beginning to catch up on some of the driver audits for 2009. In
the process of training more driver auditors to assist with this.
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• The lead instructors for the proposed Rescue Basic Training program
has been identified and a course curriculum is currently being
developed. Our next scheduled meeting is in October.
• We are still in the process of updating our CPR certs. I have some
classes scheduled in October to recert. our instructors.
• Still ongoing is the updating and tracking of information in regards to
PUC, Hazmat, CPR, drill reports, DCC (with qualifying certifications),
HDL, DTR, and other classes such as the N95 and Hazwoper.
Volunteer Section
• East Hawaii: 56 hours of company training.
• West Hawaii: 87 hours of company training
• Volunteer Chief's meeting held on September 12, 2009 at 14A (North
Kohala Volunteers).
• Volunteer Company 10D, Ainaloa Subdivision, active effective 1200
hours on September 26, 2009.
• Report by Tom Brandt.
Prevention
PREVENTION BUREAU 2009 Activity
Fire Protection/Detection System Inspections
Fire Investigations
Business Inspections
School Inspections
Complaint Investigations
Occupancy Enforcement
Certificate of Occupancy inspections
SEPTEMBER
EAST WEST TOTAL
17
24
41
7
4
11
21
24
45
7
3
10
1
4
5
5
5
10
11
16
27
Ir:e
Safety Classes to public
Agricultural Burn Site Inspections
Tent Permits/ Inspections
AST/UST/LPG tank Permit/ Inspections
Fireworks permit/ site Inspections
Meetings/Conferences
Plans Review
New Projects/Business
• HFCA Conference Updates:
9
4
13
0
0
0
18
11
29
3
7
10
4
8
12
16
8
24
62
71
133
Wednesday, November 18: Everyone Goes Home Program -Courage to be
Safe Train the Trainer:
Thursday, November 19:
• NFFF Golf Tournament, Mauna Lani Resort Golf Course, 12:30 p.m.
Friday, November 20:
• Lt. Governor Duke Aiona (opening remarks)
• Keynote speaker: James Juneau "The Ten Commandments of
Apparatus Safety
• About 60 vendors
• Break Out Sessions (1300-1600):
✓ Paratech
✓ GEBCO - Accountability, Credentialing, and Validation
✓ RAE Systems
✓ Phos Check
Saturday, November 21:
• Sam Choy "Cooking from the Heart"
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Employee/Public Relations
• Fire Prevention Week (October 4-10)
- Held October 3, 2009 at Lowes parking lot.
- Thanks to FRS Garrett Nishihara and FF Lyle Tamaribuchi, as
well as Kailua station personnel, for coordinating.
• Hawaii Island United Way: campaign this month. In-house contest
for station/division who brings in the greatest percentage of pledges.
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