HomeMy WebLinkAbout_.2016 Chief's Report for June MeetingCHIEF’S REPORT (06/08/2016)
I. Budget
• FY 2015/2016
o Final Bids on BC vehicles
o CBA increases
• FY 2016/2017
o Initial Budget Meeting held with Finance Director and Budget Staff
II. Alternative Funding and Grant
• 2014 AFG Operations Grant
• Driver Training Simulator Project
• Expected delivery by end of January 2016
• 2014 CDBG
• Pahala Brush Truck apparatus
• Apparatus in service effective December 11, 2015
• 2015 CDBG
• Received notification of awarding of Grant Project
• Pahoa Brush Truck Apparatus Project
• Notice to Proceed executed to expected vendor.
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• 2016 CDBG
• Application submitted for a Wildland Pumper Apparatus with
Compressed Air/Foam capabilities for Pahala Fire Station.
III. Human Resources Division
1) Recruitments
Open-competitive recruitments
• Water Safety Officer I – Six (6) temporary positions were filled on May
16, 2016.
Internal within department recruitment
• Fire Prevention Inspector I – Promotions pending.
• Fire Rescue Specialist – Selections pending.
2) Classification
• Water Safety Officer I to II reallocations.
o One (1) Water Safety Officer position reallocated to Water Safety
Officer II position effective March 16, 2016.
IV. Emergency Operations Division
OPERATIONS:
East Hawai‘i
1) May 9-13 - Ten Rescue personnel from Stations 2 and 7 completed confined
space training.
2) May 9-14 - Ten Operations personnel, including Battalion Chief Joseph Farias
III, completed a National Fire Academy course on Management Strategies for
Success
3) May 10 - Company 11 assisted with the Hands Only CPR class at Ka‘ū High
School
4) May 13 - Company 2 responded to and rescued two lost Maile pickers off of
Steinback Highway, incident #008903.
5) May 15 - BC-1 and Company 1 attended a special service event at Bayfront by
request of the Mayor for the dedication of two canoes for children with
disabilities.
6) May 15 - Company 5, E-19 and T10 responded to a structure fire that was
allegedly set by a family member, incident #009068.
7) May 26 - Brushfire at Kaloli point/ WH Shipman property. 1 acre contained at
nightfall. Remote and inaccessible area. No dozers utilized, only extended
handlines and bucket drops.
West Hawai‘i
1) May 7 - Brush Fire, Queen Liliuokalani Trust Camp grounds, Incident # 8545
Alarm Time 0331, one acre. Possibly started by homeless.
2) May 12 - Alli Kai Park Dedication Ceremony, BC2 and Company 7 in
attendance.
3) May 15 - Brush Fire, HWY 190 4/5 Mile marker, Incident# 9049 Alarm Time
0857. 8000 square feet. Cause undetermined.
4) May 16 - Inspection North Kohala Fire Station.
5) May 21 - Brush Fire, Highway 19 & Puakō Beach Road, Incident# 9436 Alarm
Time 0539, 3 acres. Cause undetermined.
6) May 21 - Medic 6 Stand-by at Konawaena High School graduation.
7) May 21 - Funeral Services for Chief Kahumoku, BC2A, BC2B, Company 7 and
Company 21.
8) May 26 - Active Shooter Drill at Palamanui with Company 7 & 21
9) May 26 - PIA MVA Highway 190 with Company 9, BC2, EMS1. Subjects of
concern; Multiple Patients, EMS protocol and better communications.
10) May 27 - Company 9 Stand-by at HPA graduation.
11) May 28 - Company 7 Stand-by at KTA Centennial Celebration. KTA Kona
from 0900-1400 hours.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS:
Hazmat:
1) We held our tactics portion of the Hazmat Technician class from April 25 to
May 6. There were 12 personnel who completed the class and are now
qualified to work on the Hazmat team.
2) Twenty-five of our rescue personnel completed the confined space training
program. Our hazmat team will be conducting annual drills with them to
assist with air monitoring, usage of supplied air breathing apparatus, and
ventilation at a confined space incident.
3) There was an incident on 5/16/16 involving a package that arrived by mail to
the Kaiser business office with white powder leaking out. After contacting the
post office, it was stated that the package was screened there but no
information was given. I later contacted the Postal Inspector who informed
me that the only mail that is screened (for Anthrax) is on regular sized
envelopes. Although they have the capability to do radiation/air monitoring
and ID sampling, none is done as a regular practice. Information was given to
dispatch and the two hazmat teams.
4) We received our 4 new Ludlum radiological monitors (2 for Kaumana and 2
for Makalei). These were funded by the LEPC at a cost of approximately
$10,000.
Rescue:
1) We held our confined space training in April and May at the Mauna Loa Mac
Nut facility for all of our rescue personnel. Twenty-five personnel completed
the class with three of them being identified and trained as instructors. There
will be another session to train those who could not attend the initial classes
as well as those who are only assigned to one of our rescue stations on a
temporary basis. We have also revised our SOG in response to confined space
incidents with the recommendations of HIOSH.
2) We are repairing RB 7-7 but we are still looking to renovate the Radon (RB 7)
to protect the electrical equipment and add a safe entry step into the boat
during dive operations.
Ocean Safety:
1) The Drowning and Aquatic Injury Prevention Advisory Committee will be
holding their next meeting on May 31, 2016. We are in the process of
developing a local task force to address resident drowning here on the Big
Island. State-wide stats reveal that east Hawaii has the highest amount of
resident drownings. This task force will try to address ways to reduce injuries
and prevent drownings of local residents.
2) We have hired 6 temporary Water Safety Officers to fill positions for Hilo,
Puna, and South Kohala. Four of these positions are for the summer and the
other two are to fill positions of personnel on long term leaves.
3) The PA system that will be added to the north tower at Kahalu‘u will be ready
for installation by June 2016. This will give the WSO a stronger voice to alert
beach patrons and surfers of the imminent hazards. This system was
procured from a donation through the Sayre Foundation at a cost of nearly
$5,500.
V. Support Services Division
TRAINING:
1) Hazmat tactics training completed on 5/6. HFD now has 12 new firefighter
hazmat technicians.
2) NFA 6-day off-campus training course “Management Strategies for Success”
completed by 13 HFD personnel on 5/14.
3) Phase 1 of HFD officer development curriculum “FEO development course”
presented to Fire Administration for potential implementation later this year.
4) One firefighter recruit/MICT passed his evaluation period. 6 out of 7
firefighter recruit/EMTs passed their evaluation period. One firefighter
recruit/EMT was extended for an additional evaluation period.
5) Reports from the field suggest that all 17 firefighter recruit EMT students are
performing to acceptable standards during their KCC clinical evaluation
period.
6) Remote-site closed course refresher/remedial driver training now being
offered through Fire Apparatus Trainer Akau. In May, Stations 15 and 16
requested and received assistance with closed-course driving.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING:
1) May 10, 2016: Ethic Board Meeting at County Council Chambers regarding
the Lokahi Giving Tree Project. Attending this meeting was myself (Vol. 1-1)
along with Toni Bello, of Company 1-A. Our position (Fire Department) was
to see if it was acceptable to use the Pepeekeo Fire Station as a drop off point
for donated items as well as using the station for storing these items. The
committee voted 3-1 in favor of the project.
2) May 12, 2016: Meeting with FIRE-1 regarding the benefits of the volunteers.
3) May 14, 2016: Volunteer Captains meeting at Aupuni Center. Kalaoa (7-B)
was the host. Next scheduled meeting will be on August 13, 2016, in Pa’auilo.
4) May 19, 2016: Inventory all of the Volunteer Section PAK Radios. Boxed and
housed the radio’s in warehouse for delivery.
5) May 23, 2016: Issued PAK radios to 8-A
6) May 24, 2016: Issued PAK radios to 5-C/19-A
7) May 26, 2016: Will issue PAK radios to 1-A/9-A
EMS BUREAU:
1. All eight MICT Students successfully passed their 2nd rotation internship
assignments and are back on Hawai‘i Island. Everyone agreed that the
experience on Oahu was invaluable. The class started their 3rd rotation
assignment on Medics in Hilo, Kawailani, and Kailua.
2. Hands Only CPR wrapped up its 3rd academic school year with Ka‘ū and Hilo
High Schools in the month of May. Over 7,000 people to date have been
trained in Hands Only CPR.
Elementary Schools:
1. Mt. View Elementary
2. Kea‘au Elementary
3. EB De Silva Elementary
4. Waiakeawaena Elementary
5. Kalaniana‘ole School
Intermediate Schools:
1. Hilo Intermediate
2. Waiakea Intermediate
3. Keaau Intermediate
High Schools:
1. Kea‘au High School
2. Hawai‘i Prep Academy
3. Konawaena High School
4. Pāhoa High School
5. Kealakehe High School
6. Waiākea High School (students and faculty)
7. Ka‘ū High School
8. Hilo High School
University:
1. UH-Hilo
DOE Administration:
1. Puna District principles and admin.
3. EMS Evaluation Period for eight state licensed Fire Recruit personnel was
completed in May. All but one individual successfully passed the evaluation
period. One Recruit personnel will repeat the month long evaluation process
in the month of June.
4. Attended a State EMS Providers meeting to review the legislative session,
strategize and prioritize for next year’s legislative session and discuss agency
budget proposals. Out of the five EMS Bills (requests for ambulances / special
response units) introduced during this session, none advanced.
5. Participated in After Action Review for Dengue response with all
stakeholders. The MDT concept of providing screening and outreach to the
vulnerable populations were discussed and captured.
6. Mobile Integrated Healthcare / Community Paramedicine pilot project in
partnership with the Hawai‘i County Office of Aging (funding source)
continues to move forward. Program objectives with measurable outcomes are
being drafted for submittal.
7. Three-day Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Peer Support Team
training was completed in the first week of May. Twenty-four personnel
completed the certification training. A few days after the training, the Peer
Support Team was activated and responded to its first debriefing. Personnel
involved had only positive things to say about the debriefing and appreciated
the process.
PREVENTION BUREAU:
1) The Fire Prevention Bureau conducted 89 inspections.
2) The Fire Prevention Bureau reviewed 102 construction plans.
3) The Fire Prevention Bureau Investigated 2 fires 1brush fire and 1 structure
fire. The arson K9 was used at both fires with positive alerts at the structure
fire which led to an arrest by HPD.
4) The Fire Prevention Bureau conducted 41 residential fire safety inspections
and installed over 200 smoke alarms.
5) Two Fire Prevention Personnel attended the NFA N0824 Management
Strategies for Success training delivered in Hilo.
AUXILLIARY SERVICES:
Dispatch
1) Moving forward with four Fire Radio Dispatcher I after initial three month
training period.
2) Began monitor design process for dispatch consoles – new Motorola radio
system.
Mechanic
1) Chief Mechanic did the pre-delivery inspection of the 3000 gallon tanker
which will be stationed at Central.
2) Chief Mechanic, AC2, BC Todd and Mechanic Kirk Roarke traveled to
Wisconsin to do the pre-delivery inspection on two new pumpers. They will
be assigned to Central and Paradise Park.
3) Introduced BC Todd to the details regarding pre-delivery inspections and
custom apparatus construction.
Warehouse
1) Mapping out processes to come up with an organized plan on getting things in
and out of the warehouse.
2) 200 volunteer radios were inventoried and the process of distribution has
started.
3) Received all new pack radios; still need to inventory 40.
VI. New Projects/Business
• Increasing Grant Research and applications due to outlook of FY 16/17
budget.
• Meeting with new State EMS Director to propose EMS Community Based
Supervisor position for West Hawai‘i as well as Basic Life Support Units to
augment 0ur Advanced Life Support Units.
• Utilizing Grant funding earmarked for training to send personnel to
Wildland training conferences that County funding could not support.
• Providing additional training opportunities to members of HFD All
Hazard Incident Management Team with Maui Fire AHIMT during
upcoming Hazmat Drill and Prescribed Live Burn exercise. Funding
provided through grant opportunities.
VII. Employee/Public Relations
• Exchange Club of Hilo Annual Firefighter of the year award ceremony set
for March. Memo requesting nominations for Fire Chiefs Selection went
out.
• Employee disciplinary actions.