HomeMy WebLinkAboutJUNE MEETING - MAY ReportCHIEF’S REPORT (06/13/2012)
I. Budget
o Update on budget status
II. Alternative Funding and Grants
• FY 2011 CDBG Grant for Pahoa Apparatus
• FY 2012 CDBG Grant for Pahoa Tanker
• FY 2011 SAFER Grant
• Capital Improvement Projects.
o Makalei Fire Station
o Ka’u Public Safety Package
III. Human Resources Division
o Hiring and Promotions
IV. Emergency Operations Division
o Vehicle acquisitions
V. Support Services Division
o Driver Training Instructor’s Course
VI. New Projects/Business
o EMS Week festivities.
VII. Employee/Public Relations
o Community CPR instruction
o 4th of July Fireworks support
FIRE COMMISSION MEETING
June 13, 2012
I. Budget
FY 2012-13 Budget
II. Alternative Funding and Grants
• FY 2011 CDBG – Fire Apparatus – Pahoa Fire:
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• FY 2012 CDBG – Tanker – Pahoa Fire:
• Bid specifications have been completed. We are ready to go out for bid
once final project approval from HUD is achieved.
• FY 2011 SAFER Grant
• Notification of grant awards expected June or July now.
• FY 2012 SAFER Grant opening expected late July
▪ HFD will apply for this grant if FY 2011 Grant not awarded
Capital Improvement Projects: A current overview of ongoing
projects may include but not limited to:
• Makalei Fire Station:
Nearing Completion. Awaiting legal issues to be settled between
Makalei Association and HELCO.
• Ka‘u Public Safety Package:
• Na’alehu and Pahala Volunteer Garages
▪ AC Honda working with Public Works. No update on this project
• Punalu’u Lifeguard Tower
▪ Tower is completed. Currently being packaged for shipping with an
arrival time projected to be later this month.
▪ Letter sent to DPW to request assistance with placement of tower.
III. Human Resources Division
1) Recruitments
a. Internal recruitments
• Fire Apparatus Trainer – No qualified applicants. No further action taken.
• Hazardous Materials Specialist – Assessment Center scheduled on 5/31/12
• Fire Rescue Specialist – Physical assessment on 7/2/12 and Assessment
Center on 7/3/12
• Fire/EMS Specialist III – Assessment Center scheduled on 6/28 &
6/29/12.
• Fire/EMS Specialist II – Assessment Center scheduled on 6/14 & 6/15/12.
• Fire Communications Supervisor – Pending interview and selection
process.
b. Open-competitive recruitments
• Fire Radio Dispatcher I – Pending interview and selection process.
• Fire Fighter Recruit – Physical agility test scheduled on 6/23 & 6/26/12.
• Water Safety Officer I – Interviews conducted 6/24/12. Pending
selections.
2) Labor Relations
a. HGEA
• Fiscal reorganization – Implementation date is 6/1/12.
• Arbitration case – Termination of a Water Safety Officer II
3) Classification
a. Reorganization of Fiscal Section
• Effective date is 6/1/12.
• Reallocations of two positions effective 6/1/12:
i. Data Entry Clerk (Administrative Services Division) to Account Clerk
(Administrative Services Division)
ii. Administrative Assistant (Ocean Safety) to Accountant I
(Administrative Services Division)
IV. Emergency Operations Division
OPERATIONS:
1) Retraining of personnel
• 136 Haz Mat techs retraining
• Baseline blood screening for Haz Mat techs completed for Co’s 4 and 21
• BC’s to social media class.
2) SOP’s for WSO’s completed
3) Thank You’s for service projects - Merrie Monarch and Surf day Kahaluu
Beach.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS:
Hazmat
1) Draft of the Standard Operating Guideline draft was completed by BC Kosaki
and sent to AC Arbles to review before being submitted to F-1 and
Corporation Council for final review.
2) We have secured funding sources for our Multi Rae equipment with the
wireless link. We are getting 50% funding from the LEPC and the other 50%
from the Sayre Foundation. Awaiting final approval for this purchase.
Currently working on securing the necessary equipment to fill our response
shortfalls.
3) Hazmat stations participating in identifying DOH HEER unknown samples
on a monthly basis.
Rescue
1) BC Kosaki continued with the signing up of clients for Project Lifesaver. New
tracking devices purchased and will be utilized at rescue stations.
2) Equipment funded by the Sayre foundation is being purchased. Currently
working to expedite the resolution process to be able to utilize this equipment
with minimal delay.
3) New annual Rescue Drill Schedule implemented for all rescue and TA rescue
personnel. Tracking all drills to document skills covered regarding the
various requirements of rescue.
Ocean Safety
1) WSO IV filled with newly promoted WSO John Baehr.
2) Updating equipment lists for all WSO personnel. Identified mandatory
equipment needed to conduct their duties on a daily basis and to be compliant
with USLA standards.
3) New Standard Operating Procedures Manual and discipline procedures
finalized and will be distributed soon.
4) Act 190 signage was assessed and has been ordered. Other signage will be
purchased when more money becomes available.
V. Support Services Division
EMS BUREAU:
1) EMS Bureau personnel met with the American Heart Association (AHA)
Hawaii Branch Executives, as well as with the AED Institute management
team to discuss the “Hands Only” CPR public campaign for Hawaii Island.
Goal is to do a strong public push for “Hands Only” CPR through the DOE
school system.
2) On May 9th, FMS Honda along with personnel from the Pahala and Naalehu
Fire Stations conducted Pre-Hospital EMS training for Ka‘u Hospital staff.
Pre-Hospital skills such as rapid trauma assessment, spinal precautions with
standing take down and patient extrication out of a vehicle were done. The
feedback from the staff was very positive and they were all very appreciative of
the training.
3) The EMS Bureau conducted several Heartsaver First Aid and CPR Training
for DOH and US Fish and Wildlife personnel throughout the month of May.
EMS Bureau personnel also participated and assisted with a “Hands Only”
CPR training for Spencer’s Health and Fitness Center on May 30th.
4) (10) MICT Students are scheduled to continue their clinical and internship
phase of their training on Oahu on June 2nd. The interns will return to the Big
Island in October to finish up their final (2) rotations of internship.
5) On May 16th Fire Administration staff met with KCC’s EMS Program Director
Mark Kunimune, State EMS MD Rosen, and each of the State’s EMS
Providers to discuss the concern with the lack of EMS Instructors. It was
agreed that a collaborative effort will be needed to address the issue of EMS
training.
TRAINING BUREAU:
1) Annual Hazardous Materials Technicians Refresher Training completed this
month. A total of 115 personnel, the 3 operations shifts and Admin and
Support Staff personnel were trained. Due to the growing number of
personnel as Hazmat Technicians, an obstacle we may foresee in the future is
classroom space. Dr. John Bowen was the Instructor through UC Davis.
2) Training Announcement sent out to employees for the upcoming ICS 300 &
400 training courses through PRDPC. Only two classes could be
accommodated – one in Hilo and one in Kona. Class will be held July 24-27 in
Hilo (ACCR) and August 28-31 in Kona (WHCC). Invitations sent out to
DOFAW, HPD, CD, and PTA Fire to attend also.
3) Attended 3 Public Relations service events: Career Day at Pahoa Elementary
School for sixth graders, a Disaster Preparedness Fair at Hilo Medical Center
for their employees, (it was the first time they held such an event and was
geared toward having their employees prepared in the event of a disaster),
and a Career Day event at Hawai‘i National Guard Youth Challenge up at the
old Kulani Prison.
4) Starting to organize plan and schedule for 41st Fire Fighter Recruit class,
meeting with instructors for specialties outside of the base Essentials
curriculum, ie: Rescue-swim week, EMS- First responder & EMT prep,
Wildland fire fighting, Peer Fitness-morning physical training (PT). Also
started review of HFD Driver Training/Driver Audit Policies and Procedures
to see if sufficient to meet our departmental needs or if it’s in need of
updating.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING BUREAU:
1) Held driver training class in Kona Village May 5th and 19th for the volunteers.
2) Meeting with F-1/F-2 regarding status of Four Seasons Hotel.
3) Intergrate Volunteers with paid (Milolii/Kona Village/HOVE) trained with
the HOVE personnel.
4) Moving ahead with the nomination committee to find replacement for
outgoing Vol. Chief Tom Brandt. Head of the committee is Doug Keown (18A)
assisted by Terry James (11C), and Chad Kinney (7B).
5) Continuous training with the Volunteers.
PREVENTION BUREAU:
1) Arson canine program: Kaimi and Captain Perreira conducted an interview
and Demo for the news media on Oahu (5/11/12). Also, Kaimi and Captain
Perreira traveled to Kansas for canine recert and passed with high scores.
2) One- on-one talk with cadets for their “career day”. 60 cadets present from
the Hawai‘i National Guard Youth Challenge Academy. Also, assisted Hilo
Medical Center with their Hurricane disaster preparedness seminar.
3) Smoke detector grant program: two more classes and six more
inspections/installations.
4) Fire extinguisher grant project: 142 people taught in May.
5) High hazard inspections: Approximately 20 percent complete.
DISPATCH:
1) All three Dispatch Supervisors received their EMDQA cards. All three
Dispatch Supervisors met the qualifications to apply for the Fire
Communications Supervisor Position.
2) BC Michael Gahan Met with Tommy Takeshita and Roberto Sadano of
Akimeka to accept the proposed ESN boundry Maps for the Fire Department.
Needed to review with Akimeka the Fire Districts to make sure they match up
with the Emergency Service Zone numbering system.
3) Still working out shortcomings with the new SolaCom communications
system. Priority Queue set up (Priority Queue notifies the dispatcher of a call
that was waiting in the queue in a 3, 2, 1 numerical order). Back up phone
jacks installed (Install of back up jacks for operational use should the radio
system fail that provides access through a single headset to the Solacom and
meridian telephone instrument). Correction of the Solacom open problem
that was masking the network messages from being played back to the call
taker when a call could not be completed as dialed(e.g. all circuits are busy,
your call has been connected to a vacant number series, etc.)
4) BC Gahan having Dispatch Supervisor review calls with their crew members
to assure quality of call taking.
5) Meeting with EMS-1, EMS-2, EMS-3, AC-2, Laurine Carvalho of Data
Systems. Mission was to gather information to lower the amount of time from
receipt of call to dispatch. Solutions were for short term, medium and long
term goals. FASO provided medium and long term goals to group for future
use.
AUXILLIARY SERVICES/WAREHOUSE
1) Gathered specifications for tools and equipment for purchase to maintain
inventory.
2) Sent out Department Inventory to the Stations to be inventoried and turned to
the Warehouse.
3) Coordinating station request for repairs with DPW and notification of all
involved parties of the status of the repairs.
MAINTENANCE SHOP
1) Newly hired Mechanic with effective start date of May 16, 2012.
2) Newly acquired medics at their stations.
3) Received 3 Fire Engines and 2 Tankers from the Honolulu Fire Department.
4) Telephone lines were down due to heavy rains flooding underground area
where lines are located.
VI. New Projects/Business
Power Point Presentation regarding the building of a Class A Fire Pumper
VII. Employee/Public Relations